The diagnosis of end stage kidney disease can be a life changing experience...

Living with end-stage kidney disease does not have to restrict your full potential.

I was told I need to go on dialysis, and I'd like to do peritoneal dialysis (PD), but...

"I do not have place in home where I can store all the supplies and dialysate."

"I think doing PD by myself is too complicated."

"I do not want to do it only for 4-5 years, and then switch, it is scary to change things like this. Could I do PD for little more time, until I can get transplant?"

"Being hooked up to the machine and tubbing all night long is horrible. I hate the idea of it. I can't sleep, I cant find a comfortable pose. It will destroy my imitate life."

"Peritonitis (infection of peritoneal cavity, associated with PD) is a very painful, and very scary condition, I do not want to have even 1 of them!"

"How can I work, or stay active with my family, when I need to be hooked up to the tubes for 10-12 hours every night?"

"Traveling sick is difficult enough, and when I think how I have to plan everything in advance, a PD dialysate deliveries to hotel, or carry these heavy bags with me, it makes the traveling not worth it. Besides what if they deliver wrong dialysate like last time, or what if they do not deliver it on time at all?"

Why does PD have to be like this?


  • Patients have to go through intense training lasting average of about 6 weeks before they are able to perform PD by themselves at homes


  • Due to features of contemporary dialysate, peritoneal cavity is prone to infections (bacterial or fungal peritonitis), and chemical trauma from high concentration of dextrose - these limit the time one can be on PD to about 6 years, or 2-3 episodes of severe peritonitis - which ever comes first


  • Currently patients wait for diseased donor kidney anything from 3-6 years.


  • Patients need about 12 L of dialysate (3.5 gallons) everyday to remain healthy, on average about 20 square feet of storage space is necessary in their homes.


  • Typically patients need to perform PD every night, for about 10-12 hours. They remain connected to so called "cycler" during this time.


Introducing PD 2.0 (Peritoneal Dialysis 2.0)

PD 2.0 *


  • due to intrinsic features of the invention there will be less infections and infections will be less severe, additionally there will be better control of diabetes in diabetic patients (diabetes is the most common cause why kidneys fail in USA) and there will be less chemical trauma to peritoneal cavity


  • less infections and less chemicals trauma leads to more durable PD, so patients can stay on it longer before the transplant, hopefully well beyond 4-6 years


  • the dialysis and the amount of removed fluid (AKA ultrafiltration) will be real-time adjustable


  • invention voids the need for supplies storage space


  • can be delivered in remote places, as long as patient has access to electricity




Contact PD20 team:

LukaszKiljanekEM [at] gmail.com