National and widespread increase of cases of diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure, due to spread of harmful lifestyle such as, unsuitable nutritional habits, smoking and physical inactivity, has led to significant increase in rates of kidney disease in recent years.
Hemodialysis is the most common renal replacement therapy (RRT) for, patients with late stage chronic kidney disease (CKD stage4/5), which is known as end stage renal disease (ESRD) or end stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Basic knowledge and advanced technology for production of dialysis machines are available only by 8 credible world-class brands from four countries, namely: Germany, Sweden, Japan and Italy. In practice, development and increase of the capacity of dialysis beds and consumables required for dialysis treatment are dependent on supply of equipment and materials and technical support by these companies which is expensive and requires relatively high foreign exchange resources.
Restricted foreign relations due to sanctions leading to shortages in dialysis equipment and facilities has caused suffering of dialysis patients.
This shortcoming on one hand and having years of experience in diverse industrial fields; gave us the incentive to invest in design and fabrication of hemodialysis machines to compensate these shortages and localize this valuable technology in Iran and also introduce a high-tech Iranian made hemodialysis machine of very high quality and competitive grade to the international market.
Proudly with persistent efforts of a group of elite young engineers, this collaborative undertaking was successful and the first Iranian brand and the ninth global brand of hemodialysis machine, namely: ATF 1022, was successfully designed and manufactured and after going through industrial tests and clinical trials, received all mandatory licenses and clinical approvals.
Currently, production line for ATF 1022, with a capacity of 1,000 machines per year, has been set up at the Pardis Technology Park.
With the realization of this important achievement, Iran is the fifth country in the world to attain this technology.
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