ExThera Medical Corp.
Hemofiltration to treat bloodstream infections
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
In an effort to dramatically reduce the complications associated with bloodstream infections and their progression to sepsis, ExThera Medical Corp. has developed a whole blood affinity therapy device for use in an extracorporeal circuit. Similar in concept to a filter for a swimming pool, the compact Seraph Microbind Affinity Blood Filter has the unique ability to safely remove a wide range of pathogens and toxins from the blood by employing immobilized heparin.