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03/01/2008

Morbidly obese patients

By Professor Anis Baraka MD FRCA (Hon), Chairman of the Anaesthesiology Department at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon …

02/19/2008

Non-invasive device detects early-stage respiratory irregularities

Evolving from an award-winning project carried out by undergraduates of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel's leading University for science and technology, a new …

01/24/2008

New anaesthetic plaster available in the UK

A new plaster combines an innovative warming system with the two potent anaesthetics lidocaine and tetracaine. The warming of the skin increases vasodilatation and the blood …

01/20/2008

1st portable heart-lung machine

Lifebridge is the first portable heart-lung machine which promises a great success for the clinlical use. …

12/31/2007

Quality NIV masks

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is often chosen in cases of acute respiratory insufficiency, because modern respirators offer response times of milliseconds, so technical hurdles …

11/30/2007

A hundred years of ventilation

Heinrich Dräger's concept for the first Pulmotor was ahead of its time, for he was the first to choose a mechanical principle that could closely copy human physiology. …

11/20/2007

Maquet Critical Care with new Anesthesia System

MAQUET Critical Care today announced the introduction of MAQUET FLOW-i, the company's new anesthesia system, at the world's largest medical trade fair, MEDICA 2007. …

11/16/2007

Chest mounted pulse oximetry

ST&D Ltd, a UK based manufacturer of wireless monitoring systems, has designed a novel chest mounted pulse oximetry system. …

11/16/2007

Ventilator with an intelligent control system

The Newport e360 Ventilator incorporates Newport Medical's Intelligent Control System (ICS). ICS is a combination of four features designed to improve total breath synchrony …

11/15/2007

Easing life for patients with chronic respiratory problems

Detroit based Delphi Medical Systems is a world-class provider of technology, products, and product development and manufacturing for many major sectors of the medical industry. …

11/14/2007

Medical ventilators for use in ICU

At this year's MEDICA numerous medical ventilators for use in intensive care units were showcased. The European Hospital team visited Maquet and Siare to have a look at their …

11/14/2007

Modern anesthesia in the MR environment

The newest member of the Fabius family of Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG, was designed especially for the requirements in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The system is also …

09/19/2007

Acuson P10 — the world's smallest ultrasound device

The Acuson P10 is a new portable ultrasound device, developed and manufactured by Siemens Medical Solutions. The new system in the size of a Blackberry embodies Point of Care …

08/31/2007

New monitoring device for perfusion monitoring

Hutchinson's InSpectra StO2 Tissue Oxygenation Monitor - a portable device for treatment of trauma patients. …

08/31/2007

The ERS Congress

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress is the world's biggest annual scientific gathering in respiratory medicine. …

08/31/2007

Surgery prohibited

The Healthcare Inspection group has ordered 14 hospitals to stop surgery on the gullet to remove a tumour. …

06/27/2007

Dräger's special anniversary year 2007

Dräger looks up to 100 years of innovation in ventilation technology worldwide. In 1907 Johann Heinrich Dräger invented the Pulmotor as the first short-term respirator and …

05/01/2007

FDA clears sale of patient-controlled ventilator

Neurally adjusted ventilatory system promotes spontaneous breathing. …

03/08/2007

GE/DGAI prize for research

GE Healthcare and Germany's DGAI (the country's society for anaesthesiology and intensive care) are offering their first clinical sciences research prize, worth 60,000 euros. To …

03/08/2007

World's smallest lung function testing system meets latest ATS/ ERS spirometry standards

SpiroStar is the smallest lung function testing system in the world, reports its Finnish manufacturer Medikro Oy. Weighing just 22 grams, this also became one of the first to …

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