Disclaimer
The alfapump® system is not currently approved in the United States or Canada. In the United States and Canada, the alfapump® system is currently under clinical investigation (POSEIDON Study) and is being studied in adult patients with refractory or recurrent ascites due to cirrhosis. For more information regarding the POSEIDON clinical study see www.poseidonstudy.com.
The DSR therapy is still in development and it should be noted that any statements regarding safety and efficacy arise from ongoing pre-clinical and clinical investigations which have yet to be completed.
The DSR therapy is not currently approved for clinical research in the United States or Canada. There is no link between the DSR therapy and ongoing investigations with the alfapump® system in Europe.
Below, you will find testimonials from a physician and various patients whose refractory ascites condition is managed with the alfapump® system. Interviewed patients that had been implanted with the alfapump® all indicated how it changed their lives in a positive way, by feeling better and being mobile and self-caring again.
We strongly encourage you to discuss this option with your physician or contact one of the reference centers which have adopted the alfapump® system in their practice.
Leading physicians talk about their experience with the alfapump®.
A story from the University München Grosshadern and the Oncologists Office in Herrsching/Germany.
67 year old patient tells us how his life changed after an alfapump® implantation.
70-year-old patient talks about his recovered independence with the alfapump® system.
Wife of an alfapump® patient talks about changes on her live.
21-year-old patient reports on recovered quality of life with the alfapump® system.
Patient Michael B. received an alfapump® in 2012 and he has not looked back since. The alfapump® System helped Michael to improve his appetite and physical activity level. He responded so well to therapy that he is no longer being considered for a liver transplant.
It has been amazing, really!
“…once the alfapump was switched on it started to drawn the fluid away, it was set to a certain level, I think it was a litre a day to start off with, and things just got better fairly quickly.
… It has given me a new lease on life, essentially. Before, I was struggling with lack and breath, lack of appetite, not really wanting to do anything or being unable to do a lot of things, sleeping a lot. The alfapump® has removed the fluid that was surrounding my lungs and other organs and it has been amazing, really!”
