Diagnosing and treating sepsis.
When seconds matter.
PATH EX is developing an extracorporeal blood cleansing device designed to selectively remove pathogens, including multi-drug resistant bacteria, and endotoxins from circulating blood.
PATH EX is developing a device designed to selectively capture and isolate pathogens from whole blood, allowing for microbial identification using direct-from-patient-samples without the need for culturing.
The PATH EX device significantly reduces pathogen and endotoxin levels, which has been validated in preclinical studies. The device represents a novel, promising strategy for immediate treatment in bacteremia and sepsis.
Pre-clinical studies with the PATH EX device have demonstrated a reduction in the concentration of bacteria in the bloodstream by over 95 percent in just a single pass of contaminated blood.
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