Perfadex Plus approved by the FDA

As XVIVO Perfusion has reported earlier, the company has developed a new, ready-to-use version of its cold preservation product for lungs. Patent applications have been submitted for the new formulation called Perfadex Plus. It is currently being launched in European countries, will be launched in the US market during August, and is expected to be available on all major markets within 12 months. XVIVO Perfusion has upgraded the product through development of the formulation so that it can now be used without manual addition of buffer and electrolyte.

Perfadex is the market gold standard and has been marketed by XVIVO Perfusion since 1999. It is used for cold preservation of lungs i.e. flushing away donor blood and preserving the donated lungs before transplantation. It is being used in an overwhelming majority of all lung transplantations performed in the world and is estimated to have a worldwide market share of around 90 percent.

“It is positive that the company now offers clinics in the United States a new, safer and more easy-to-use product for cold preservation of lungs. The new version of XVIVO's 'Gold Standard' product, Perfadex Plus, will save time, reduce the risk of mistakes during preparation and thus facilitate the retrieval process for the transplant teams” says XVIVO Perfusion CEO Magnus Nilsson.

June 25, 2018
Gothenburg
Magnus Nilsson, CEO
XVIVO Perfusion AB (publ)