ANESTHESIOLOGY
Pain Relief System
February 13, 2013 10:13 am | by I-Flow | I-Flow Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe ON-Q Pain Relief System, manufactured by I-Flow, a Kimberly-Clark Health Care Company, is an elastomeric, non-narcotic postoperative pain relief system that administers an automatic and continuous flow of local anesthetic through a catheter(s) to the surgical site area or peripheral nerve.
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What Are The Different Types Of Anesthesia?
February 6, 2013 9:53 am | by Shirie Leng. MD | Blogs | CommentsFor most people, anesthesia is one of the more mysterious branches of medicine. What we do for patients is done, generally, when they are asleep. We have done our job right if our patients don’t remember most of what we did.
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Monitor Shows When Patients Wake Up During Surgery
January 24, 2013 12:15 pm | Videos | CommentsThe new device helps surgeons understand a condition termed "anesthesia awareness", where patients wake up during surgery but are unable to communicate this to surgeons and OR nurses.
LISTED UNDER: Accessory Products | MonitorsG-LT
September 21, 2012 7:50 am | VBM Medical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsVBM Medical introduces the G-LT, a two-channel solution designed for obtaining and maintaining control of airway patency during medium to long-term complex gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures performed on adults under deep sedation or general anaesthesia while maintaining spontaneous or assisted ventilation.
LISTED UNDER: VentilatorsContiplex FX System
June 26, 2012 12:41 pm | B. Braun | Product Releases | CommentsB. Braun Medical inc. has created the Contiplex® FX system to answer the need for simple, cost-effective ultrasound guided Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB). The latest generation of B. Braun PNB products is intended specifically to support providers who no longer utilize a Dual Guidance or stimulation approach, as well as blocks that can be performed without the aid of stimulation.
LISTED UNDER: Administration KitsBIS VISTA™ Bilateral Monitoring System
October 19, 2011 9:36 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsThe BIS VISTA Bilateral Monitoring System and BIS™ Bilateral Sensor provide the capability to detect hemispheric differences in the brain, which may prove useful for advanced monitoring applications. Advanced Bilateral features include: Four-channel EEG monitoring Asymmetry Indicator (ASYM) Density Spectral Array (DSA) For more information, visit respiratorysolutions.
LISTED UNDER: Anesthesiology MonitorsReVel Ventilator
September 21, 2011 9:07 am | Carefusion | Product Releases | CommentsCareFusion announced the launch of the ReVel™ ventilator, a new high performance, portable device designed for pediatric to adult (min. 5Kg) patients who require breathing support during transport. The ReVel ventilator is a complementary addition to CareFusion’s Alternate Care portfolio, including emergency and military respiratory care, which is focused on helping clinicians improve patient care, optimizing ventilator therapy and reducing costs.
LISTED UNDER: VentilatorsAnesthesia Delivery System
August 10, 2011 7:12 am | MAQUET Medical Systems USA | Product Releases | CommentsThe MAQUET FLOW-i® Anesthesia Delivery System features a modular, ergonomic design that seamlessly combines high-performance ventilatory capabilities, evolved from the MAQUET SERVO ventilator platform, with precise electronic anesthetic delivery. FLOW-i is engineered with the core technology of the unrivaled MAQUET SERVO ventilator platform.
LISTED UNDER: Anesthesia Delivery SystemsHybrid Ventilation Unit
January 10, 2011 5:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe ASHRAE Position Document on Airborne Infectious Diseases states: Airborne infectious disease transmission can be reduced using dilution ventilation, specific in-room flow regimens, room pressure differentials, personalized and source capture ventilation, filtration, and UVGI.
LISTED UNDER: VentilatorsRespiratory Airway Adapter
December 13, 2010 5:29 am | Carefusion | Product Releases | CommentsCareFusion announces the launch of Verso™ 90 adapter, a component that enables uninterrupted access to a ventilated patient's airway without having to disconnect the patient from the ventilator. Disconnecting a patient from the ventilator circuit can lead to life-threatening lung infections and degradation of lung function.
LISTED UNDER: VentilatorsThree New Platforms For Ventilators
December 13, 2010 5:27 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsPuritan Bennett 840 Neonatal ventilator Covidien announces that three new platforms for its Puritan Bennett™ 840 ventilator ― the Puritan Bennett 840 Neonatal ventilator, the Puritan Bennett 840 Universal ventilator and the Puritan Bennett 840 Pediatric-Adult ventilator ― are now available in the United States.
LISTED UNDER: VentilatorsVentilator System With New Options
September 4, 2009 5:45 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsCovidien introduces its Leak Compensation software feature for the Puritan Bennett 840™ ventilator system to provide continuous levels of mechanical ventilation to patients requiring respiratory support, regardless of the level of gas leakage that might occur in the circuit or past a patient interface device in the clinical setting.
LISTED UNDER: VentilatorsCritical Care Ventilator
June 23, 2009 11:34 am | Royal Philips Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsRoyal Philips Electronics introduces the Respironics V200 Critical Care Ventilator. The ventilator exhibits: Integration of auto-adaptive technology. The ability to provide ventilation for neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. Innovative speaking mode found only on the Respironics V200 and Esprit ventilators that provides the tracheostomized patient the ability to speak without the need for costly external valves.
LISTED UNDER: VentilatorsDevice Busts Post-Op Pain, SSI
June 11, 2009 4:36 am | I-Flow Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe post-operative period is a crucial time for preventing infection in patients, particularly surgical site infection. Although still thought to be widely unreported, SSIs are the third most frequently reported nosocomial infection with 27 million annual surgical procedures resulting in an SSI rate of approximately 2 percent, according to data provided by I-Flow Corporation.
LISTED UNDER: Anesthesia Delivery SystemsAnesthesia Product Catalog
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Alimed, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAliMed, inc. recently released its new 2009 Anesthesia Catalog. AliMed has always featured anesthesia specific products in their annual Operating Room Sourcebook and various publications throughout the year, but this is AliMed's only Anesthesia-specific catalog in over two years. The 72-page catalog includes everything an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetists uses everyday, from straps and positioners to A-line or airway management tools.
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