CytoSorbents, Inc. Announces FDA Approved US Air Force Funded Human Trauma Pilot Study for Rhabdomyolysis

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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., June 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoSorbents Corporation (OTCBB:CTSO), a critical care focused company using blood purification to treat life-threatening illnesses in the intensive care unit, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to begin a U.S.-based human pilot study using CytoSorb® for the treatment of rhabdomyolysis as a result of trauma under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE). Rhabdomyolysis is caused by the massive release of myoglobin from severely injured skeletal muscle that can lead to kidney failure. The study was initiated by and will be funded by the U.S. Air Force. CytoSorbents is the official sponsor of the study, and expects the study to begin this year.

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