Outset Medical has secured $91 million in equity and debt funding for its Tablo dialysis machine. The machine, which is just 35 inches, includes wireless connectivity and real-time integrated water purification. The machine alsoproduces dialysate, takes blood pressure and delivers medication. The machine is designed to reduce the set up and management time of performing dialysis, the company said.  

The company will use proceeds from the financing to begin a controlled commercial introduction this year and to pursue expanded FDA clearance to allow patients to use Tablo at home. The FDA recently approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Tablo in this setting.

“Dialysis is a life-sustaining therapy that has changed very little in the last few decades,” said Glenn M. Chertow, M.D, Norman S. Coplon/Satellite Healthcare Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Stanford University School of Medicine. “I am excited about the ways Tablo can offer expanded choices for dialysis patients. Many patients who receive dialysis want more control over the experience and want to live fuller, more independent lives. These patients are extremely capable, and with improved technology, could take the lead in their own dialysis care with minimal assistance. Other areas of medicine suggest that when people are directly engaged in their care, they live longer and feel better.”

The equity and debt funding came from Fidelity Research and Management Company, Warburg Pincus, The Vertical Group, Partner Fund Management LP, Perceptive Advisors, and CRG.

“We are gratified by the strong showing of support from existing and new investors who share our vision of expanding where, how and who can perform hemodialysis,” said Leslie Trigg, Outset Medical’s CEO. “Today, hemodialysis is labor-intensive and expensive to provide, and many patients lack flexibility and control over the experience. Tablo uniquely enables new care delivery models that may offer significant cost reduction opportunities for providers while substantially improving the experience for patients.”

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