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Article: Oxycyte on track as oxygen carrier, not blood substitute.
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- Medical Device Daily
- Article date:
- May 5, 2008
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Oxycyte on track as oxygen carrier, not blood substitute
By LYNN YOFFEE
Medical Device Daily Staff Writer
In light of last week's news that blood substitutes have led to a 30% increase in the risk of death and a nearly threefold chance of having a heart attack, Synthetic Blood International (SBI; Costa Mesa, California) has reiterated that its Oxycyte is not a synthetic blood and is not hemoglobin-based.
Despite the company's name, its flagship product Oxycyte is being developed as a therapeutic oxygen carrier, with application first as a treatment for traumatic brain injury and, if found to be successful, a slew of other potential ...