NxStage Medical, Inc. is a publicly traded company located in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...

. It is a medical device

Medical device

A medical device is a product which is used for medical purposes in patients, in diagnosis, therapy or surgery . Whereas medicinal products achieve their principal action by pharmacological, metabolic or immunological means. Medical devices act by other means like physical, mechanical, thermal,...

 company that develops, manufactures and markets systems for the treatment of end-stage renal disease, acute kidney failure and fluid overload. It received an "honorable mention" in the Wall Street Journal's 2006 Technology Innovation Awards.