CytoSorbents Submits DrugSorb-ATR Marketing Application to U.S. FDA to Reduce the Severity of Bleeding in Heart Bypass Surgery Patients on the Blood Thinner Ticagrelor and Provides Business Update

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and cardiac surgery using blood purification, announces the submission of its DrugSorb™-ATR medical device De Novo marketing application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 27, 2024, to reduce the severity of perioperative bleeding in patients on ticagrelor (Brilinta^®, AstraZeneca) undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The FDA has previously granted Breakthrough Device Designation to DrugSorb-ATR to address this major unmet medical need, making it eligible for priority review.