In-Vivo Study of a Novel Long-Term Lung Support Device for PAH, Bridge-to-Transplant and Bridge-to-Candidacy

This abstract features the first presentation of RAS-Q, a novel device for Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), bridge-to-lung-transplant (BTT) and bridge-to-candidacy (BTC). RAS-Q is composed of a PMP fiber bundle with integrated compliance to provide a pulmonary-mimetic flow environment and low pressure loss at high performance. RAS-Q is connected between the pulmonary artery (PA) and left atrium (LA). Due to its minimal pressure loss of <10 mmHg, it does not require an additional blood pump. Its compact size will result in mobile and conscious patients.