ExThera Medical & Fresenius Medical Care Sign Distribution Agreement for Seraph 100 Blood Purification Device in Mexico

MARTINEZ, Calif.– ExThera Medical and Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, announced the expanded distribution of ExThera’s Seraph^® 100 Microbind^® Affinity Blood Filter in Mexico. In 2021, ExThera Medical and Fresenius Medical Care partnered to distribute the Seraph 100^® in select European countries.

The Seraph 100 is used in intensive care medicine for the reduction of pathogens in the blood and can be operated with Fresenius Medical Care acute dialysis machines. Similar to a dialysis procedure, the blood is purified through extracorporeal equipment, but Seraph 100 uniquely captures circulating pathogens from the bloodstream; adsorbed pathogens include a myriad of infectious agents, including SARS-CoV-2, MRSA and even super-resistant bacteria.

“ExThera’s growing partnership with Fresenius Medical Care allows more critically ill patients access to a treatment for broad pathogen-oriented shock, including COVID-19, at a crucial time when cases are spiking and hospitals are overwhelmed,” said Robert Ward, ExThera Medical Chairman and CEO.

“We need every tool available in Mexico as new variants will no doubt continue to put a burden on hospitals working tirelessly to deliver life-saving care to patients with COVID-19,” said Alfredo Merino, President of Fresenius Medical Care Mexico. “As experts in extracorporeal therapy, we are excited to help deliver this new filter to improve treatment for people impacted by a range of bacterial and viral infections.”

The Seraph 100 has been used to treat more than 800 COVID-19 patients, in over 70 hospitals, globally. Early results have demonstrated reduced mortality and reduced ICU length of stay in severe/critically ill COVID-19 patients in preliminary clinical studies^1,2. The device received European CE mark in 2019 for the for the reduction of bloodstream pathogens, and was granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the FDA in 2020 for use in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU with confirmed or imminent respiratory failure.