Terason Introduces uSmart 3200T Tablet Ultrasound System (VIDEO)
Terason is introducing a new tablet-based ultrasound system, the uSmart 3200T. The system has received both CE mark and FDA clearance and is the first in a series of uSmart products. The 3200T, aimed at point-of-care application in environments such as emergency medicine, anesthesia and critical care, is very compact and weighs less than 5 lbs. A dock is provided for recharging.
The uSmart 3200T runs on Windows 7 Touch and has a 128GB Solid State hard drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 3.0, HDMI and an SD card slot. It features smart gestures, an adaptive touch screen, uConnect remote capabilities and a fast boot-up time. Imaging...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - August 1, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Wouter Stomp Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Radiology Source Type: news
Veebot, the Robotic Phlebotomist That Makes Drawing Blood Faster (VIDEO)
There are two things that this editor fears about blood draws: the fact that he has deep veins, and the prospect of being stabbed in the arm by a merciless phlebotomist. Some of those fears could soon be mitigated, thanks to a new robot called Veebot that partially automates blood draws and IV insertions.
Veebot combines the latest in robotics and imaging technology to ultimately speed up the process of drawing blood or inserting IVs. The patient slides his or her arm into an inflatable cuff, which acts as a tourniquet. An infrared light illuminates the inner elbow for a camera that searches for a suitable vein using softw...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - July 29, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Scott Jung Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
Reflectance Medical’s Non-Invasive Muscle Oxygen Saturation and pH Monitor FDA Cleared
The FDA has issued 510(k) clearance to Reflectance Medical (Westborough, MA) for its Multi-Parameter Mobile CareGuide 3100, a non-invasive device that provides real-time measurement of hemoglobin oxygen saturation (SmO2) and pH (pHm) within muscle below the sensor.
Reflectance is the only company offering non-invasive pHm monitoring, which can be used to screen for signs of lactic acidosis, a condition often caused by cell hypoxia and accompanied by increased levels of lactic acid. Simultaneous monitoring of both oxygen and pH levels, which is done automatically every 30 seconds with the CareGuide 3100, should provide an ...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - July 22, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Sports Medicine Source Type: news
Respiratory Motion Releases New Data on ExSpiron Pulmonary Monitor
Last year we told you about ExSpiron, a continuous minute ventilation monitor developed by Respiratory Motion Inc., a company out of Waltham, MA. The ExSpiron respiratory monitoring system is the first to provide continuous, non-invasive minute ventilation data in non-ventilated patients. The technology continuously and noninvasively measures lung volume against time, generating quantitative metrics for minute ventilation (the amount of air that enters/leaves the lungs every minute), respiratory rate (breaths per minute), and tidal volume (the volume of air in a single breath). This is important because unlike othe...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - July 15, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ravi Parikh Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Source Type: news
Rijuven CardioSleeve Turbocharges Any Stethoscope with ECG Capabilities
Rijuven, a Wexford, Pennsylvania company, will soon be offering its CardioSleeve stethoscope accessory in the U.S. thanks to an FDA clearance recently obtained by the company. The device attaches to just about any stethoscope and allows simultaneous auscultation along with 3-lead ECG recording. Both the audio and electrical activity of the heart is recorded and transmitted to compatible computers or smartphones via Bluetooth for real-time or historical analysis.
The device has a rechargeable lithium ion battery, is compact, and can be carried along with the stethoscope around the clinic.
Full feature list from the product...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - July 9, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
Innovative “Watch” Non-Invasively Measures Blood Pressure
The sphygmomanometer has endured as a doctor’s office staple for over 100 years. Just about every visit to a physician involves placing this inflatable cuff on your upper arm and having it squeezed tight to measure the force of blood pushing through your body. Surprisingly, noninvasive blood pressure measurement technology has advanced little, but now STBL Medical Research AG, with the assistance of engineers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have designed a device to make blood pressure monitoring as simple as wearing a watch.How did EMPA engineers manage to reduce an...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - June 13, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Scott Jung Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Medicine Source Type: news
Hitachi and PENTAX Collaborate on HI VISION Preirus Ultrasound
Hitachi has released its HI VISION Preirus ultrasound system that it developed in conjunction with PENTAX. The system can be used in most ultrasound imaging situations, including OB/GYN, in interventional procedures, and for transesophageal cardiac echos thanks to an optional add on.From a PENTAX news release:Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 21, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: news
Nihon Kohden’s New Lightweight Mobile Transport Monitor
Japan’s Nihon Kohden is releasing in the U.S. its new patient transport monitor. The device weighs 3.5 pounds (1.5 Kg), features a touch screen 5.5 inch (14 cm) screen, and keeps track of a 12-lead ECG, respiration, pulse oximetry, patient temperature, blood pressure, and a few other things. The device records unusual events for later analysis, as well as trends that clinicians can use to get a better perspective on a patient’s condition.The system includes a removable battery that will keep the monitor running for five hours and a memory card stores all the readings for easy data transfer once the patient arri...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 21, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Source Type: news
Paper-Thin Device Performs Pulse Wave Monitoring in a Tiny Package
Engineers at Stanford developed a tiny new sensor that is capable of monitoring the pulse with impressive resolution. About the size of a postage stamp, the device can be worn under a bandage on one of the body spots where a pulse is easily felt.The flexible pressure-sensitive organic thin film transistors inside the device feature “maximum sensitivity of 8.4 kPa−1, a fast response time of <10 ms, high stability over >15,000 cycles and a low power consumption of <1 mW.,” according to the study appearing in Nature Communications. These parameters allow the sensor to not only detect the main p...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 15, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Medicine Source Type: news
Physio-Control’s TrueCPR Device Nearly Guarantees Perfect Chest Compressions (w/video)
Performing chest compressions in CPR is a fairly simple process easily explained to most laymen, but execution is key. You don’t want to be breaking ribs, but you certainly don’t want to under-pump the patient with even graver results. Physio-Control just launched its new TrueCPR coaching device, a system that accurately measures the rate and depth of chest compressions and provides both real-time feedback and follow-up analysis of the supplied treatment.The device uses a technique called Triaxial Field Induction to continuously measure the distance between the two parts of the device, one placed below the ...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 14, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Source Type: news
Signos RT, or Sonimage P3, Handheld Ultrasound Receives FDA Approval
Signostics (Thebarton, South Australia) has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Signos RT handheld ultrasound device in the United States, where it will be sold as the Sonimage P3. The Signos RT is a handheld self-contained portable ultrasound imager with an attached probe, and is one of the smallest ultrasound devices available. The RT is the successor to the the original Signos device which has been on the market since 2009. The new device has already been available in Europe and Australia for some months.The Signos RT offers real-time B-Mode, M-Mode and PW (pulsed wave) Doppler imaging and volume measurements....
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 10, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Wouter Stomp Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: news
SEDASYS Propofol Sedation System Gets FDA Nod
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a Johnson & Johnson company, announced that the FDA granted PMA approval for its SEDASYS device, the first computer-assisted personalized sedation (CAPS) system for use by clinicians in the endoscopy suites.In other words, the system aims to replace anesthesiologists and CRNAs with computerized technology to administer propofol and to monitor minimal-to-moderate sedation in patients undergoing upper and lower endoscopies. According to the company, only ASA class I and II patients are eligible to receive propofol via SEDASYS.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 10, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology GI Source Type: news
Masimo RAS-125c Acoustic Respiration Cloth Sensor Now FDA Cleared for Pediatric Use
Masimo announced receiving FDA approval for the company’s RAS-125c Acoustic Respiration Cloth Sensor to be used for monitoring breathing in pediatric patients in post-op settings.Previously approved for adult use, the sensor is worn on the neck where it listens to the upper airway and relays the readings to a display unit.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 9, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Pediatrics Source Type: news
Philips ClearVue 650 Ultrasound with Auto Face Reveal, Fetal STIC (w/video)
Philips has released the ClearVue 650, a small footprint ultrasound for general purpose applications that also includes some advanced technologies specifically for Ob/Gyn.It provides all the standard 2D and 3D/4D/Doppler capabilities, but also includes Auto Face Reveal and Fetal STIC (Spatio-Temporal Imaging Correlation) for doing cool 3D reconstructions as seen in the image.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 8, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Surgery Urology Source Type: news
nPulse Valve Platform from NP Medical for Infusion Therapy
A new line of needle-free connectors for infusion therapy from NP Medical (Clinton, MA) received FDA clearance to come to market in the U.S.The nPulse Valve Platform sports “non-refluxing fluid displacement, high pressure rating to 325 psi, a flat swabable surface and a clear housing for direct visualization of the fluid path which facilitates clinical decision-making,” according to the press release.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 8, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
