Getinge Servo-air Multi-Purpose Mechanical Ventilator FDA Cleared
Getinge has won FDA clearance for its Servo-air mechanical ventilator. The device doesn’t need any wall gas or pressurized gas cylinders to operate thanks to a built-in turbine that generates enough continuous air pressure to meet any patient’s needs. Using powerful hot-swappable batteries allows the Servo-air to maintain patients while in transport between hospital wards.
The critical care ventilator is indicated for pediatric and adult patients and can be used to deliver invasive and non-invasive ventilation. There is an option for High Flow therapy, which doesn’t require any tube changes and can...
Source: Medgadget - July 13, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Anesthesia touches nearly every area of medicine
I am a voyeur of human anatomy. Not in a perverse sense, but rather as part of my profession. In a single day, I can watch a heart beating in its chest cavity in one operating room, walk two doors down to view an exposed brain, and then cross the hallway to an abdomen incised […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/hailey-amick" rel="tag" > Hailey Amick, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Anesthesiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
ivWatch Monitors IV Placement Sites for Leakage, Now Cleared by FDA
ivWatch, a company based in Newport News, Virginia, won FDA clearance for its SmartTouch sensor that detects peripheral IV infiltration and extravasation events. Though somewhat rare, these can be difficult to notice and a late response can lead to grave consequences. The SmartTouch sensor can warn physicians that something is wrong, sometimes hours before a clinician would notice any visual or tactile changes on the patient’s body.
The sensor, which is already cleared in Europe, is a single-use disposable device that can be used on patients of any age, including those in the neonatal intensive care unit. Thanks t...
Source: Medgadget - July 8, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health Source Type: blogs
Revolutionizing IV Access With TournIQ: Interview With Jonathan Ilicki, Co-Founder of Ortrud Medical
IV access is one of the most common clinical procedures in healthcare, with over 300 million hospitalized patients in the United States receiving a peripheral venous catheter every year. However, as many have painfully experienced, catheter insertion isn’t always successful on the first attempt. Often times, we place the blame on dehydration, our deep veins, or the healthcare worker’s lack of skill.
Surprisingly, the humble tourniquet plays a very significant role in whether or not IV access is successful on the first poke. To maximize the chances of success, and to spare our arms the additional pain, Stock...
Source: Medgadget - July 7, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Scott Jung Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Exclusive Materials Medicine Military Medicine Surgery Source Type: blogs
I don ’t care what your cardiologist says
Yeah. I said it. As an anesthesiologist, especially as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, there are few things I am more interested in than how well or how poorly your heart functions and why. And a cardiologist can help me obtain a lot of vital information in that regard. But there several things a cardiologist cannot, and […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/stephen-freiberg" rel="tag" > Stephen Freiberg, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Cardiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
