ASP’s AirPurge System for Removing Air Bubbles from IV Lines FDA Cleared
Anesthesia Safety Products, a Woburn, MA firm, received FDA De Novo Class II clearance to introduce its AirPurge System in the U.S. The device is the first available stand-alone device for automatic removal of air bubbles from IV lines. It’s intended for use both during surgical procedures and during patient recovery in the ICU/PACU.
The device is able to detect air bubbles moving through the line and sends them to a reservoir that at the end is emptied into a collection bag. It is capable of removing bubbles as small as 25 micro-liters at infusion rates up to 600 ml/min.
The device doesn’t require any interven...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 1, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Pediatrics Source Type: news
Eko Attachment Gives Traditional Stethoscopes New Superpowers (VIDEO)
Electronic stethoscopes have been around for quite a while now, but either because of cost, difficulty of use, or simply doctors choosing the tried and true, they have not been adopted to the extend many in the industry expected. A new device slated to be released soon aims to be an intermediary turning conventional stethoscopes into powerful digital devices.
The Eko, developed by Eko Devices out of Berkeley, California, hooks up to the stem of just about any stethoscope’s chestpiece and is paired with a matching app that powers a lot of its features. It can then record exams for later review, display the visualizat...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 30, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
Nova StatStrip, a Hematocrit and Electrochemical Interference Correcting Clinical Glucometer, FDA Cleared
Nova Biomedical (Waltham, MA) won FDA clearance for its StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System, an accurate clinical level device for use anywhere from the neonatal ward to the intensive care unit. It is the first FDA-cleared device that has been cleared for blood sugar metering and management in all professional healthcare settings.
The device measures hematocrit, the volume percentage of red blood cells that can affect glucose readings, and automatically corrects to provide an accurate result. Additionally, the device also adjusts for any electrochemical interference, including acetaminophen, ascorbic acid, and maltose...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 30, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
ClearGuide ONE Easy to Use Needle Guidance System FDA Cleared (VIDEO)
Clear Guide Medical, a Johns Hopkins spinoff firm we reported on last year, received FDA clearance for its Clear Guide ONE needle guidance system that works with any ultrasound system out there. Previous needle guidance devices, which help make central line placement, needle biopsies, and regional anesthesia easier to perform, use magnetic or mechanical tracking, markers, and require pre-procedure calibration and setup. The Clear Guide ONE simply snaps onto an ultrasound probe and it’s ready to go.
The system uses a camera to watch the orientation of the needle above the skin and a computer interpolates where the tip...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 29, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: news
Esaote MyLab 6 Compact Ultrasound Now in U.S. (VIDEO)
Esaote received FDA 510(k) clearance to bring its MyLab Six compact cart-based ultrasound system to the U.S. Promoted as a budget option, the ultrasound was designed for improved clinician ergonomics, especially while seated.
The system is modular, allowing facilities to select which capabilities they need based on their clinical needs. Additional functionality can be installed later on, if the clinic decides to offer additional services.
Some of the system’s features according to the announcement:
Angular ergonomics — system base and keyboard conform to sonographer angles as they scan in a seated position
Quiet...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 10, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Urology Source Type: news
HAMILTON-T1 with Neonatal Function Transports Tiniest, Most Fragile Patients by Land, Air, Sea (VIDEO)
Hamilton Medical received the CE Mark and is releasing in the EU the HAMILTON-T1 transport ventilator with neonatal option. The system offers the same capabilities found in full featured neonatal ICU ventilators, but in a mobile format for use in a variety of situations.
The system is based on the HAMILTON-T1 ventilator, but with hardware and software modifications to suit neonatal patients, including support for tidal volumes down to 2 ml. The system continuously measures the pressure, volume, and flow proximal to the patient, constantly adjusting the flow to prevent dead space ventilation and synchronizing with natural ...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 9, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Pediatrics Source Type: news
Philips Affiniti Budget Ultrasound with Advanced Automatic Features (VIDEO)
At the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Philips has launched its new Affiniti ultrasound system. This is a budget product based on the more capable EPIQ ultrasound, and is intended for use in high volume clinical environments that don’t have a lot of money to throw around. It features PureWave transducer technology that automatically adjusts the ultrasound to better image heavier and other challenging patients, as well as Anatomical Intelligent Ultrasound that identifies specific anatomy during exams.
The Affiniti will be available in Europe later this year, while Philips expects a U....
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 3, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: news
Smartphone App Spots Alcohol Withdrawal Fakers
Benzodiazepines are addictive drugs, but they are often used to help recover from other addictions, including managing of tremors and other symptoms caused by withdrawal from alcohol. Addicts that enjoy their benzodiazepines will often fake symptoms of quitting alcohol cold turkey just to get a script for the drug. Experienced physicians have gotten savvy at spotting fakers, but they can’t always tell a real tremor from a fake one. Now a new smarphone app developed by researchers at the University of Toronto aims to take the guesswork out of this and help objectively identify real tremors from fake ones.
The person b...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 2, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Medicine Psychiatry Source Type: news
Smartphone App Spots Alcohol Withdrawal Fakers (VIDEO)
Benzodiazepines are addictive drugs, but they are often used to help recover from other addictions, including managing of tremors and other symptoms caused by withdrawal from alcohol. Addicts that enjoy their benzodiazepines will often fake symptoms of quitting alcohol cold turkey just to get a script for the drug. Experienced physicians have gotten savvy at spotting fakers, but they can’t always tell a real tremor from a fake one. Now a new smarphone app developed by researchers at the University of Toronto aims to take the guesswork out of this and help objectively identify real tremors from fake ones.
The person b...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 2, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Medicine Psychiatry Source Type: news
Masimo rainbow DCI-mini Hemoglobin Spot-Check Sensor Cleared in Europe, Japan
Masimo has received European and Japanese regulatory approvals to introduce the rainbow DCI-mini non-invasive hemoglobin (SpHb) sensor. Intended for infants and small kids weighing 3 to 30 kg (6.6 lbs to 66 lbs), the sensor connects to Masimo’s Pronto monitor that displays the readings. Finger sensors for hemoglobin have only been available for patients 10 kg (22 lbs) and larger, making catching anemia difficult in small kids without the drama of drawing blood.
The DCI-mini is clipped onto to a child’s finger, or a toe on smaller kids, and provides spot-check readings at any time. Masimo hopes that the new dev...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - August 29, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Pediatrics Source Type: news
IP Gloves Help Prevent Spread of Infection Thanks to Clever Trick (VIDEO)
Medical gloves are a great way to help prevent the spread of infection from person to person within clinical environments, but traditional gloves are are difficult to take off without contaminating the wrists in the process. A new product called IP Gloves aims to resolve this issue with a clever design trick that makes disposing of used gloves more tidy and sanitary.
Normal gloves are often removed by pulling on their back, where the hand is inserted. This can cause the fingertips of the other glove to touch the wrist, leading to contamination from the very gloves meant to prevent it. The IP Gloves feature a “doffy&#...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - August 25, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Public Health Surgery Source Type: news
GE Expands Vscan’s Capabilities with Dual Ultrasound Probes in Single Handheld Device
Thanks to a reader, we got word that GE Healthcare has introduced a dual-probe version of its ultra-portable Vscan ultrasound. The original single-probe device is now five years old, and we’re glad GE is expanding its capabilities to make it useful for more procedures. The original device had a single phased array transducer for deep targets like the heart and abdomen, while the new version also includes a linear transducer within the same imaging pen to visualize shallow targets.
This opens up the capabilities of the device to image the carotid arteries and jugular veins, hip and knee joints, as well as extended ima...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - August 7, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Source Type: news
Philips VISIQ Tablet Ultrasound Now Cleared in U.S. (VIDEO)
Philips received FDA clearance for its VISIQ ultrasound, a device that looks, and in many ways acts, like an iPad with an attached transducer. It’s intended to be used for abdominal and obstetric imaging procedures, coming with a single transducer that features a broadband micro-digital beam former and image acquisition module. Philips claims the VISIQ produces image quality comparable to cart-based systems.
It’s controlled using the touchscreen, utilizing many of the same gestures now commonly used in consumer devices. The device includes powerful capabilities such as image measurement and image optimization. ...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - July 28, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Surgery Source Type: news
Edwards ClearSight Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring System Released in U.S. (VIDEO)
Continuous hemodynamic monitoring, such as stroke volume and cardiac output, is normally performed using a pulmonary artery catheter. Yet, the very patients that are fragile enough to require such monitoring are often not the best candidates to handle such invasive devices. This has led to difficult choices having to be made on how to manage weak post-surgical patients who can benefit from blood volume and flow monitoring. A new system from Edwards Lifesciences, just been cleared by the FDA, now offers advanced hemodynamic information, comparable to that provided by minimally invasive catheters, using only an inflatable...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - July 3, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Source Type: news
Masimo Root Patient Monitoring Platform with Advanced Connectivity Cleared in U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Masimo clearance to market its Root patient monitoring system in the States. While many clinical monitors are standalone devices, sometimes being able to send their data onto an EHR, the Root is specifically designed as a central connectivity platform that works with other devices for displaying and sharing readings. The root includes a dock for the Masimo Radical-7 handheld monitor that can measure continuously total hemoglobin, oxygen content, carboxyhemoglobin, and methemoglobin, as well as provide Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry for oxygen satura...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - July 2, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
