Wearable Artificial Lung to Be Developed at the University of Pittsburgh
From: Medical Design Technology - 03/19/2013

Lung could benefit 500,000 U.S. patients with chronic or short-term lung
failure 

Each year, nearly 350,000 Americans die of some form of lung disease, with
another 150,000 patients needing short- and long-term care. Unfortunately,
current breathing-support technologies are cumbersome, often requiring
patients to be bedridden and sedated.  

Now, with the support of a $3.4 million National Institutes of Health grant,
researchers at the University of Pittsburgh will develop an artificial lung
to serve as a bridge to transplant or recovery in patients with acute and
chronic lung failure. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/03/wearable-artificial-lung-be-developed-pitt-through-34-million-grant
http://www.news.pitt.edu/artificial_lung_grant

Links:
William J. Federspiel
http://www.mirm.pitt.edu/people/bios/Federspiel1.asp

Paracorporeal Ambulatory Assist Lung
http://www.mcgowan.pitt.edu/medicaldevices/projects.asp
http://www.mirm.pitt.edu/news/grants/