FDA Clears Enhanced Features on Fresenius Medical Care's 2008T

Fresenius Medical Care FMS announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510 (K) clearance to extend improved touch screen navigation on its most advanced hemodialysis delivery system, the 2008T. Effective immediately, all newly produced 2008T machines with Fresenius Clinical Data Exchange (CDX) will come with this enhancement. Introduced a year ago at Kidney Week 2010, the 2008T is the first fully integrated therapy and management information system on the market. The 2008T combines Fresenius Medical Care's most advanced hemodialysis delivery system with CDX providing caregivers, for the first time, chair-side access to the facility's medical information system and dialysis treatment data.