Mr Rivers is the first patient to be saved by the machine in the trial. "I'm happy that this technology exists, otherwise I wouldn't be here," Mr Rivers said. Dr Kruit said the ECMO is the biggest ...

The new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, the world's smallest and lightest of its kind, is leaps and bounds ahead in terms of portability and durability over current models ...

So after several days, he was placed on the new ECMO machine, along with a kidney filter for five days - and was the first patient in the UK to be treated with the new technology. Freddie’s mum ...

Held earlier this week in Nagpur, the first ... he added. ECMO's high cost stems from the sophisticated equipment, specialised personnel, and intensive care it requires. The machine itself is ...

Program creators said the goal is to get to cardiac patients faster. The SUVs and new larger vehicles both have extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machines, which ambulances don’t typically have. An ...