ALung Technologies Receives Marketing Clearance For Hemolung RAS In Australia

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ALung Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of low-flow extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) technologies for treating patients with acute respiratory failure, today announced that it has received marketing clearance from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for its Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS). ALung has partnered with Medtel Australia Pty Ltd to distribute the Hemolung RAS which is the first ECCO2R system to be approved and commercially available in Australia.

The Hemolung RAS is a dialysis-like alternative or supplement to mechanical ventilation for treating patients with acute respiratory failure, including those suffering from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The TGA approval allows the Hemolung RAS to be utilized in over 75 hospitals across Australia with level 3 intensive care units. The device is also cleared for use in Europe and Canada.

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