Nuwellis’ Strategic Partner, SeaStar Medical, Receives FDA Approvable Letter for Its Pediatric Selective Cytopheretic Device
The Approvable Letter indicates that SeaStar Medical’s Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) application substantially meets the requirements for an Approval Order and outlines remaining administrative steps that must be finalized before the HDE can be active for commercialization. For the SCD-PED, these include revisions to product labeling and minor modifications to the post-approval study plan.
Nuwellis and SeaStar Medical previously announced an exclusive
“Receipt of this Approvable Letter is a major accomplishment indicating that the FDA supports SeaStar Medical’s application and acknowledges the potential of our device to save lives and eliminate dialysis dependency in critically ill children with AKI and sepsis,” said
SeaStar Medical’s SCD-PED therapy is a patented, cell-directed extracorporeal tool for managing cytokine storm-induced hyperinflammation. The therapy precisely targets and neutralizes activated toxic immune cells that drive cytokine storms (an overreaction of the immune system) that can ultimately cause organ damage and failure for critically ill patients. Clinical studies have demonstrated the SCD-PED’s potential to eliminate dialysis dependency, shorten intensive care unit time, and restore the lives of critically ill pediatric patients.1,2,3
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1 Goldstein, Stuart L., et al. “Use of the Selective Cytopheretic Device in Critically Ill Children.” Kidney International Reports, vol. 6, no. 3,
2 Tumlin, James A., et al. “A Multi-Center, Randomized, Controlled, Pivotal Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of a Selective Cytopheretic Device in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury.” PLOS ONE, vol. 10, no. 8, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132482.
3 Yessayan, Lenar T., et al. “Extracorporeal Immunomodulation Treatment and Clinical Outcomes in ICU COVID-19 Patients.” Critical Care Explorations, vol. 4, no. 5,
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