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.

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24/07/2021 - JOBS
Band 6 vacancy
18/02/2020 - NEWS ITEMS
If you haven't already seen it - here you can find the ART Covid-19 blog
18/02/2020 - NEWS ITEMS
Ever heard of Hard Water Syndrome?  Read more about it on the News Items page.
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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 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