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Lifesaving Unapproved Device Buys Time for Lung Transplant
Jon Sacker faced imminent death until an unapproved bedside Hemolung, a dialysis-like device for lungs, revived his condition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. With no FDA approval and no domestic source, an overnight trip to Canada provided access as NIH funded researchers pursue wearable respiratory assist devices to replace lung function.
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Washington, D.C
Jon Sacker
Food and Drug Administration
Canada
Sity
Pittsburgh Medical Center
Sacker
Andrea Harabin
National Institutes of Health
NIH
William Federspiel
Pitt
McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Christian Bermudez
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center