This has been communicated to me by a fellow Hepatic Pump patient of Dr. Kemeny. As you know, my mother uses the hepatic pump:
"It has been brought to our attention from Dr. Kemeny that Johnson
&Johnson (makers of the Codman Hepatic Pump) have decided to discontinue
making the pump. MSK has bought up the last ones -about 100 of them.
It seems absurd because the new findings are that those that used the
pump seem to have a higher survival rate than those that just had
systemic chemo. For those that use the pump, Please take a minute and jot them a quick memo stating
how you feel about this and to have them reconsider their decision."
See below for contact info.
Many of those that use the pump strongly feel that it has increased the survival rate. This pump can help thousands in the future. I do not know any further information than this. I hope the patent is picked up elsewhere.
CONTACT:
William Hait
Global Head of Johnson &Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc.
410 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Telephone: 732-524-3218 Ext. 3218
Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Janssen Business Development
1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Telephone: 609-730-4532