Italians scientists have revealed that lives of eight babies have been saved as of now by the world's first miniaturized kidney dialysis machine. The scientists raised the money to build it and within nine months of its use, it has done a remarkable job.

There were no special machines for babies with kidney failure until now, so they were treated with machines built for adults, having smaller filters. The machines for the adults also have imprecise adaptations that lead to either too much or too little withdrawal of the waste fluid building up in the body.

It is incredible, but as a matter of fact it is a stark reality, said Claudio Ronco from the San Bortolo Hospital's renal research institute in Vicenza, adding that is like using a tool meant for a car to fix a watch.

Companies have not showed good enough interest for development of machines that can be used effectively for babies with kidney failure because of not too much profit from those machines.

But intentions of So Ronco and colleagues robust were robust to develop the dialysis machines for children with kidney failure and they went on to launch a fundraising programme. They hosted sport games and concerts that helped them to collect some 300,000 euros ($410,000) to build a prototype.

Two Italian manufacturers were attracted by the idea and they came forward for the noble cause. This led to the invention of the child-friendly machine dubbed CARPEDIEM (Cardio-Renal Paediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine).

A girl with multiple organ failure was the first one to be treated with the machine in August last year. "The baby was almost dead. This baby could not be treated with any other treatment. When the baby was discharged from hospital we really had the impression that we had done something very good", said Ronco.