A San Diego company’s blood-filtration system was named one of Time Magazine’s best inventions of 2014 yesterday.
The Hemopurifier, made by Aethlon Medical, Inc. and used to treat a patient with Ebola in Germany in October, made the magazine’s annual list of “best inventions making the world better, smarter and-in some cases-a little more fun.”
The dialysis-like device has an antiviral and an immunotherapeutic affect, according to Aethlon Medical, Inc. CEO Jim Joyce.
The Hemopurifier works to remove an infectious virus before cells and organs can be infected and eliminates the proteins viruses released to suppress the immune system.
“We know the majority of the times, the immune system loses the battle against Ebola. This device is designed to tip the balance in favor of the immune system,” Joyce told NBC 7.
The device can also work with dialysis and CRRT machines already in hospitals around the world.
