
Home Hemodialysis Simplified

Home Hemodialysis
Simplified —
About
Around 87,000 people in the US require a kidney transplant each year. Since transplant wait times can span several years, many patients rely on dialysis, a procedure that filters blood outside the body. Dialysis is highly time-intensive, typically taking 3–5 hours per session, multiple times a week, which significantly impacts daily life and often leaves users feeling helpless. To regain daytime freedom, many patients opt for nocturnal home hemodialysis, where treatment is performed at night while sleeping. While this saves time, it places greater responsibility on the user, who must manage the entire procedure independently. Elderly patients or patients who lack dexterity struggle with the needle-gauze interaction. Hemopatch is designed to reduce the stress associated with these critical moments, making home hemodialysis safer, easier, and more approachable for patients.



Kidneys help in filtering our blood
But for many people, it may stop functioning after a certain age or condition. This is known as End Stage Renal Disease.
Kidney Transplants are the best option for such people. But it may be long before most people get a kidney transplant. They need to stay healthy in that time frame. The most common method is to get your blood filtered externally by a machine.
This process is called Dialysis

Hemodialysis
is the process of filtering your blood externally by taking blood from a vascular access point.
87K
patients require a kidney transplant yearly. Majority of these patients undergo dialysis while waiting for a transplant.
89%
of all dialysis patients undergo Hemodialysis.
4 hrs
a day 3-4 times a week for hemodialysis.
~55
is the age of the average dialysis patient.
Patients feel trapped due to long hours in the procedure
There is an alternative to this where patients can do the procedure in their sleep, saving lots of time everyday. This is called
Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis

Elderly and patients with reduced dexterity performing Home Hemodialysis need to carry out single handed operations post dialysis to safely close the wound opening. These operations are two handed tasks and become diffficult for the patient with reduced dexterity to carry out.
However, Home Hemodialysis has its issues

Simultaneously removing needle and applying gauze

Applying pressure for long durations
Opportunity
A Simplified System that makes the gauze and needle interaction user-friendly and fast.


Prototypes designed with Comfort and Ease-of-use in mind.


Before Draft

After Draft

Before- Uneven wall thickness

After- Even wall thickness

Positive Draft for Side Action
Designed for Injection Molding

A Single Use, Mass Manufacturable
patch that makes the process of nocturnal dialysis easier for patients by simplifying the process of interaction with the needle and gauze.

Insert and secure needle


Insert Gauze module after procedure
Close Gauze module to apply pressure


Applies constant pressure

Cap locks the needle in place.

Snap fits ensure cap gets locked and applies constant pressure.



Warm and Comforting, yet it feels like a Trustworthy medical brand.




