Design for the Real World: Dialysis Machine
Before the invention of the dialysis machine, kidney failure was basically a death sentence. Registered nurse Janice Breen explains how the design of dialysis machines has evolved since she started working with them back in 1973.
(Originally aired: December 10, 2010)
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