Hemolung Respiratory Assist System
Mechanical ventilation can cause damage to patient’s lungs. In our series of posts on ECLS, we examined ALUNG’s HEMOLUNG system. HEMOLUNG is an FDA cleared system for extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R). By removing metabolically produced CO2, HEMOLUNG helps patient’s lungs to rest and heal. Objective is to mitigate ventilation-induced lung damage. The HEMOLUNG system consists of 3 components (Controller, […]