3,000 patients using NxStage home hemo machine

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage Medical Inc. said this week that 3,000 end-stage renal disease patients are now using the System One portable home hemodialysis machine.

The number of patients using the machine has grown 35 percent since the end of 2007, according to NxStage.

"We are pleased by the continuing, annual increase in patient adoption of daily home hemodialysis (DHD) with the NxStage System One," said Jeff Burbank, president and CEO, NxStage. "This validates our strategy to build sustained growth by working closelywith patients and their care-providers in key markets while continuing tobroaden nationwide access. It is exciting to see how DHD with the NxStageSystem One is benefiting the lives of patients.”

The System One plugs into a standard electrical outlet, requires no specialinfrastructure to operate and is easy to use by trained patientsaccompanied by their trained partners, according to NxStage.