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ICU-in-a-Box: Autonomous Extracorporeal Multiple-Organ Support Therapies

Department of War · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · SBIR Topic · 26.BZ

posted 2 September 2026 · closes 21 October 2026

Summary

DARPA seeks proposals to develop an autonomous, portable extracorporeal life support platform that integrates resuscitation, cardiovascular and pulmonary support for prolonged field care. The effort aims to create a compact “ICU‑in‑a‑Box” capable of automated ECMO, oxygenation, ventilation, hemodynamic management and optional renal or blood purification functions.

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