LAWRENCE, Mass., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — NxStage®
Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:
NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products,
today announced that former NxStage® System One™ patient
Tederra Coleman is celebrating the one-year anniversary of her
successful kidney transplant. Coleman, 33, of Pompano Beach,
Florida, received her transplant after experiencing two years of
daily home hemodialysis with the NxStage System One™. Prior
to beginning daily home hemodialysis, Coleman spent seven years
undergoing thrice-weekly treatments at a dialysis center.
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More frequent dialysis with the System One resulted in such a
positive change in Coleman’s health and quality of life, that she
became a certified hemodialysis technician. Her goal is to inform
patients about their therapy options, including home hemodialysis
with the System One so they can experience the benefits possible
with this life changing therapy.
“As an in-center dialysis patient, I didn’t like going to the
center and the strict schedule was difficult to keep with my job,
so I often skipped my treatments, putting my health in jeopardy,”
said Coleman. “It was my desire to dialyze at home that motivated
me to become a compliant patient. Once I began using the System
One, I finally felt in control of my life and health and managed my
dialysis care properly, which allowed me to become a transplant
candidate.”
“Recent objective clinical data from large, well designed trials
have proven that more frequent hemodialysis with the System One has
a positive impact on patient survival, clinical outcomes and
quality of life,” stated Jeffrey H. Burbank, Chief Executive
Officer of NxStage Medical. “We’re pleased to celebrate with
Tederra
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