Welcome to ARTERY.  
Website for
​The Association of Renal Technologists​

The purpose of ART  is to promote the field of work shared by technicians, technologists, engineers, scientists and other members of the multi-professional team working within the sphere of Renal Technology. The Association has over 200 members and are represented in many Renal Clinics throughout the United Kingdom.   Among its members are employees of the National Health Service and private sectors.

Feel free to view the website.  Should you wish to post on the Forum then you will need to register on the Forum Page here.
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 Latest News...

NEWS ITEMS
​​Patient Reported Experience of Kidney Care in the UK 2021  - View the full report on the News Items page.
COMPANY NEWS
Allmed (the manufacturer of the Kimal Renal Care products) becomes the first fully MDR compliant haemodialysis product producer in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Details for this years' conference have just been released.
NEWS ITEMS
Ever heard of Hard Water Syndrome?  Read more about it on the News Items page.
Events Calendar
20-21 October 2022
​National Conference - Crewe Hall                               

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Bringing together patients, clinicians, renal technicians and others to share ideas for sustainable kidney care.                                                                             
Working together to develop, support and share improvement in kidney services to improve people's health and add value
Formed in 2000 with the aim of protecting the public by advocating statutory, professional regulation for Clinical Technologists.
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Renal related alerts and recalls for drugs and medical devices
Baxter Prismax System
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is issuing a Device Correction to the user level for the PrisMax System. This correction is due to a software anomaly occurring during use. If the operator initiates therapy with a saved prescription profile (see PrisMax Operator Manual for further information on profiles) and makes a change to the prescription after a disposable filter change using the Same Patient button, the PrisMax System may display values from the original prescription profile, rather than the current prescription.

Issued: 12 October 2021
Baxter Prismaflex Control Unit
Baxter Healthcare Limited is issuing a Device Correction to the user level for the Prismaflex Control Unit due to variability in the performance of the tubing in the ARPS (Automatic Repositioning System) Pump Assembly.

Issued: 14 February 2021
WRO 300H Water Purification System 
Baxter Healthcare Limited has identified that power supply code K80732001 was installed on certain WRO 300H Water Purification System devices (product code 955686) instead of power supply code K79786001.

Issued: 14 September 2020
AquaC UNO H – Risk of defective crimp connection on the protective conductor
During regular quality inspections within Fresenius Medical Care of AquaC UNO H devices we discovered incorrectly crimped connectors on the main protective earth conductor.

Issued: 28 August 2020
COVID-19 All haemofiltration systems including machines and accessories - serious risks if users don't follow manufacturer's instructions for set up.  
All manufacturers – there have been reports of off-label modifications to haemofiltration systems when treating Covid-19 patients leading to serious injury and death.
Issued: 10 April 2020
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