2.2K views · 41 reactions | Chronic kidney disease develops slowly and can be hard to detect so it's important to understand the symptoms and risk factors of CKD. Watch our video to learn more. | Fresenius Kidney Care | Facebook

At the St. Wendel, Germany, facility Fresenius Medical Care develops and manufactures life-saving products for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney failure. These include dialyzers (artificial kidneys) and systems for peritoneal dialysis (dialysis via the peritoneum). St. Wendel is Fresenius' first – and at the same time the most important – factory for dialyzer production. Large-scale production of the first polysulfone dialyzers started in 1985 at this factory, which has belonged to t