ALung Hemolung Respiratory Dialysis System Receives FDA Expedited Access Pathway Designation

ALung Technologies, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania firm, obtained Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Expedited Access Pathway designation for its Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS) that removes carbon dioxide from blood, letting the lungs rest without having to undergo ventilation.

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‘ALung obtained Food and Drug Administration’s Expedited Access Pathway designation for its Hemolung Respiratory Assist System that eliminates carbon dioxide in the blood, letting the lungs rest without having to undergo ventilation.’

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Expedited Access Pathway will permit to introduce life saving devices quicker, as long as they meet certain unmet needs.

ALung’s technology was considered as one of the most interesting medical technology developments of 2010 and it’s now coming to clinical use in the U.S

ALung Technologies’ Hemolung wins appreciations by using dialysis to perform respiratory gas exchange in a process similar to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

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