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FDA Panel Favors Device to Boost Lung Transplant Success
Saturday, March 22, 2014
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Source Name: MedPage Today
On March 20, 2014, a panel of the FDA gave unanimous approval for use of an ex-vivo perfusion system for improving the quality of explanted lungs prior to transplantation. If this recommendation is followed by the FDA, such devices could be used clinically under IRB protocols.