Standardization of in-vitro evaluation of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) devices for research and development

Jutta Arens, Mirko Belliato, Lars Mikael Broman, Johanna C. Clauser, Dirk W. Donker, Roberto Lorusso, Maximilian Malfertheiner, Sasa Rajsic, Justyna Swol, Leen Vercaemst, Lisa Prahl WittbergOn behalf of the EACTS Innovation Committee, Section CPB, MCS and the EuroELSO Innovation Group, Engineering Organ Support Technologies, Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands, Sc Ar, - Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva Cardiotoracica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, ECMO Centre Karolinska, Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cardiovascular Engineering, Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Sensing, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands, Intensive Care Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department - Heart , Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Hospital, The Netherlands, Center of Pneumology, Caritas-Krankenhaus St Maria, Department of Internal Medicine II, Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Cardiac Surgery and Extracorporeal Life Support, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ECLS Program, Vascular Centre MUMC, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht , The Netherlands, Department of Perfusion, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Royal Institute of Technology

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Published online on March 13, 2026