NxStage Medical, Inc. · Lawrence, MA United States ·(NASDAQ (GM): NXTM)

NxStage Medical is giving a little life back to those needing dialysis to treat acute kidney failure and end-stage renal disease. The medical device company's primary product, System One, is a portable hemodialysis machine, which can be used by patients at home. The FDA-approved device is also being marketed to hospitals for critical care and to dialysis clinics that want to create or expand their services to home-based patients. Typically, customers rent the System One equipment, but its largest customer, DaVita, has chosen to purchase. NxStage Medical's 2007 acquisition of Medisystems Corporation (now a subsidiary) helped round out its dialysis-related product line with disposable blood tubing and needles. To read the full description, subscribe now.