TandemLife On Verge Of Developing Vest For Heart, Lung Patients

John Marous believes his O’Hara company is on the verge of a major breakthrough in medical technology for seriously ill patients: a wearable array of devices that can temporarily support heart and lung function and allow movement.

The platform of devices could change the look of many hospital intensive care units, Marous said, replacing file cabinet-sized machines that aid heart and lung function while bedridden patients await organ transplants or other therapies.

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