FDA approves donor lung preservation device that may result in more lung transplants

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Title: FDA approves donor lung preservation device that may result in more lung transplants

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FDA approves donor lung preservation device that may result in more lung transplants

08/12/2014 02:03 PM EDT

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the XVIVO Perfusion System (XPS) with STEEN Solution, a device for preserving donated lungs that do not initially meet the standard criteria for lung transplantation but may be transplantable if there is more time to observe and evaluate the organ’s function to determine whether the lung is viable for transplantation.

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