Neckepur SAS signed a licensing agreement with Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) to develop an in vitro diagnostic technology to optimize the medical devices used in extracorporeal ...

THE ideal perfusion fluid for use in an artificial cardiopulmonary system should approach the patient's own blood in composition. For this reason antigenically compatible donor blood with viable ...

THE principal use of extracorporeal perfusion has been to make possible operative procedures with-in the heart. Pump oxygenators are used to replace the function of both the heart and lungs while such ...

This research 'holds promise for advancing studies on using pig livers to support or even replace human liver function,' says ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding healthcare providers and facilities about the recent recall of certain oxygenators used for extracorporeal circulation. On May 18, Getinge/Maquet ...

The use of active mechanical circulatory support is growing rapidly around the world. The hope is that these systems will improve survival after the most severe form of acute heart failure, ...

When doing open-heart surgery, the surgeon needs a still heart and lungs to work. The patient still needs oxygen circulated through the bloodstream to survive. Thus, cardiovascular perfusionists (also ...

A Canadian teen's severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, which has seen a steady rise in human cases across the U.S. A large-scale ...