Novel Device Preserves Donated Lungs For Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Disease Patients In Need of Transplant
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given a Humanitarian Use Device approval to a novel device, the XPSâ„¢ and STEEN Solutionâ„¢ XVIVO Perfusion System, which has the capacity to preserve donated lungs outside the human body for up to 4 hours before surgery into critically ill patients, including those…