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Arbios Systems, Inc.
Medical Devices & Tech
200 E. Del Mar Blvd. Ste. 150
Pasadena, CA 91105 USA
phone:626-356-3105
fax:(626) 356-3107
Symbol ABOS
Exchange .OB
Founded 2000
Employees 6
www.arbios.com
Research Sector Medical Devices & Tech
Summary Description
Liver assist devices.
Management
Walter C Ogier-President and CEO Jacek Rozga, MD, PhD- Founder, President & Chief Scientific Officer; Scott Hayashi-CFO David Zeffren- VP of Business Development Shawn Cain- Vice President of Operations
Ownership
Financials


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Keywords
liver assist, liver cell therapy, blood detoxification, blood purification, j2008

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Updated: Feb. 01, 2012

Description
Arbios develops, manufactures and markets liver assist devices to meet the urgent need for therapy that facilitates recovery from liver failure. Its two principal products are in the early stages of development.
Products / Services
Arbios' products currently under development are SEPET, a novel blood detoxification therapy employing selective plasma filtration, and HepatAssist-2, a hybrid bioartificial liver utilizing porcine liver cells and detoxification to artificially provide whole liver functions.
Technology / Differentiation
SEPET is designed for use with any commercially available kidney dialysis unit and/or plasma apheresis system utilizing hollow-fiber cartridges. Rapid and efficient blood detoxification is expected to protect the liver, brain and other organs against further injury, accelerate healing of the native liver and improve its residual functions.
Market / Customers
Liver and biliary diseases affect 25 million Americans, whose annual healthcare costs exceed $10 billion. While major advances have been made in general supportive treatment and critical care, no direct treatment for liver failure is available and such patients must receive a liver transplant or endure prolonged hospitalization with significant mortality.
Status
Arbios has exclusive rights to more than 20 patents protecting all aspects of SEPET and HepatAssist, and accompanying technologies. Arbios has conducted pre-clinical studies for LIVERAID, a hybrid bioartificial liver that combines liver cell therapy and expanded blood detoxification in a cartridge with unique fiber-in-fiber geometry. The development of this product has been placed on hold.


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