ALung Technologies (Pittsburgh, PA), whose Hemolung respiratory dialysis device was featured last year in our Best of Medgadget 2010 list, is planning on launching the device in Europe, according to MedCity News.
The device, which overcomes the limitations of mechanical ventilation by using dialisys via the femoral or jugular veins to perform respiratory gas exchange, has been reviewed in a clinical trial in Germany on 20 patients and is now awaiting CE Mark approval.
More at MedCity News: ALung planning European launch of artificial lung system
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Flashbacks: Hemolung, a Respiratory Dialysis Device, to Start Clinical Trials; The Best of Medgadget 2010