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...almost as big as a commercial laundry machine and cost up to $7,000. Dr. Kolff has now got it down to a stainless-steel tub 24 in. across, 17 in. high. Three-fourths of the artificial kidneys in U.S. use are of this type, made by the Travenol division of Baxter Laboratories. Cost: $1,300. Most important economy feature: instead of big moving parts that took hours to sterilize and set up, the core of the kidney now consists of a disposable unit of cellophane and plastic wire, not much bigger than a quart can, which comes pre-sterilized...