Over a decade ago, a group from the Section of Dialysis and Extracorporeal Therapy at The Cleveland Clinic, OH, developed a bicarbonate-based dialysate for use during continuous renal replacement.

The Company plans to launch the bicarbonate cartridge in late February 2025. "As the dialysis market continues to shift toward single-use bicarbonate cartridges, we believe there remains a growing ...

In fact, observational studies of patients on maintenance hemodialysis and of patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD suggest that high serum bicarbonate levels are associated with an increase in ...

which converts CO2 into bicarbonate. This process triggers a series of reactions that could enhance our body's ability to process sugar. However, the effect is minimal; a four-hour dialysis ...

Rockwell Medical will now be able to distribute a single-use bicarbonate cartridge to its customers at dialysis centers, hospital-based outpatient centers, and skilled nursing facilities.