Techxen, I scrolled through the information offered in the link and although I saw the line regarding the filter, I could not find the number of filters ordered nor the cost associated with them. Reason I bring this up is the article that Yielddude posted, towards the bottom included the following:
"CytoSorb has been used in a few cases, under 10. There were no funding problems, but patients must have an indication of that. Only so many had," Catalin Apostolescu, spokesman for "Bals", told Freedom. We've been using this procedure for a long time, long before COVID-19 comes along, it's not a new thing. It's really very expensive. A filter can cost between 2,000 and 4,000 euros and, depending on the patient's condition, you may need two to five filters. Costs dry you out, but to save a man's life, it's worth it. Dr. Catalin Apostolescu: Freedom asked Catalin Apostolescu and if he could confirm that P.S.P. Pimen was treated with CytoSorb: "No comment. Details of the treatment of a bye are confidential
Read the full story: EXCLUSIVE. Along with 20 other Romanian patients in critical condition, P.E.P. Pimen received a revolutionary treatment for COVID-19: blood filtration against cytokine storm".
This concerns me in that if the cost quoted here is true, then once the filter is sold to a distributor, we lose the control of what will ultimately be charged for the filter. There is something seriously wrong here, in that Dr. Catalin Apostolescu lends legitimacy to the quote of 2-4k Euros per filter which he justified with the quote "Costs dry you out, but to save a man's life, it's worth it." The last thing we need at this early juncture of our company is a scandal regarding people ripping off others in dire need of our product by charging 2-4 times the going rate! There may be a bad apple in our distributors list that Dr. Chan may want to look into.
CC; Dr. Philip Chan
