Alpinion E-Cube 7 Ultrasound for Anesthesia Needle Placement, General Clinical Use
Alpinion Medical Systems (Seoul, Korea) has unveiled its new E-CUBE 7 ultrasound system at the Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting (ASRA) in Boston last week. The device is designed to be used during regional anesthesia procedures and pain blocks where needle tracking is a key component for procedural success.Besides regional block applications, the E-CUBE 7 can be used in many of the procedures in which general ultrasound imaging is needed.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 7, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Saranas Device to Detect Puncture Bleeding in Vascular Access Procedures (w/video)
Establishing vascular access, a basic component of a variety of interventional procedures, involves the risk of internal bleeding at the site of vascular entry. Undetected bleeding around the access site presents a number of complications that would otherwise be prevented with a simple application of hand pressure.Saranas, a new company out of Texas, has developed a device that can detect bleeding in real time and sound an alarm once 30cc’s of blood entered the perivascular space.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 6, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Radiology Thoracic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: news
ARROW VPS G4 Helps Navigate The Heart for Precise PICC Line Placement
Teleflex out of Limerick, PA received U.S. regulatory clearance to bring to market its ARROW VPS G4 Device, a system that combines micro-Doppler ultrasound technology and intravascular ECG to help position the tip of a central catheter, specifically in the lower 1/3 of the superior vena cava and cavo-atrial junction. From the announcement:The new ARROW VPS G4 Device offers state-of-the-art design and technology, providing easy-to-follow symbols with further enhancements such as statement of final catheter position, improved sterile field capability, and Wi-Fi access to enable integration with hospital data management sys...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 2, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Covidien’s New Shiley Cuffless Neonatal and Pediatric Tracheostomy Tube
Covidien is releasing a new line of cuffless Shiley neonatal and pediatric trachs, in an expanded range of tube sizes (down to a 2.5mm inner diameter) and with new features such as “a soft, clear flange that facilitates easier examination of the underlying skin for infection and eases trach-tube holder insertion.” More details from the product page: Shiley™ tracheostomy solutions meet the latest safety standards, offering tubes that are manufactured with non-phthalate citric-based plasticizer materialsRead More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Pediatrics Source Type: news
Teleflex ISO-Gard Mask Keeps Waste Anesthesia Gas Away from Clinicians in PACU (w/video)
When patients after general anesthesia arrive to the recovery room, they continue to exhale residual anesthetic agents, as these drugs redistribute themselves from tissues back to blood and out through the lungs. And if you are a PACU nurse, then you probably can even smell what anesthetic agent a patient was on. Consequently, all this smell of Waste Anesthetic Gas (WAG) is not good for anyone in PACU, as molecules of vapor anesthetics circulate in air and can cause multiple short and long term problems, according to OSHA.Teleflex Medical (Research Triangle Park, NC) received FDA clearance for its ISO-Gard anesthesia mask ...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 15, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Samsung Unveils Its Own Mobile Ultrasound System, UGEO H60 (w/video)
Samsung, continuing its push into the medical device space, has released a new multi-purpose ultrasound to the U.S. market. Dubbed as the UGEO H60, the system features what sounds like a high resolution doppler feature called S-Flow, or as in the press release, “an innovative function that enables color detection with superior sensitivity, that allows even micro vessels to appear in high resolution.”The imaging screen is an ample 18.5″ LED monitor and all the controls are done on the panel below with a touchscreen monitor. The UGEO H60 also features a built-in heater that will keep your ultrasound gels ...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 15, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: news
Mobisante Unveils Tablet-Based Ultrasound Imaging System
Mobisante (Redmond, Washington) released its MobiUS TC1 ultrasound system, a tablet version of its MobiUS system that until now was only available in a smartphone format. The system offers a large high resolution screen for performing all kinds of exams including “trauma (FAST exam, lung, cardiac screening), abdominal pain, AAA and other routine screening such as bladder assessment, OB/GYN assessments, triage, ultrasound-guided procedures and much more,” according to the announcement.In addition to standard transducer probes, the TC1 also works with endocavity probes for gynecological work and imaging the pr...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 11, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: news
TAP Device to Bring Painless Blood Sampling to a Clinic Near You
Nobody likes taking bloods. Not the junior doctor trying to find a vein nor his patient on the receiving end. So thankfully, it looks like there is now a medgadget for that.Seventh Sense Biosystems out of Cambridge, Mass. has been working on a new painless blood collection platform to eliminate the need for needles. According to Seventh Sense, its Touch Activated Phlebotomy (TAP) blood collection platform is designed to optimize the blood collection process by eliminating the pain associated with a conventional needle stick, increasing safety and providing a faster pathway to diagnostic results.Read More (Source: Me...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 4, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gavin Corley Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
Medtronic’s Affinity Fusion Artificial Lungs for Bypass Surgeries
Medtronic received FDA clearance for its Affinity Fusion blood oxygenation/CO2 removal system for open heart surgeries. The new system was designed with particular engineering attention paid to reducing bubble formation and so preventing air embolisms.The Affinity Fusion was approved in Europe in September of last year and has already been used successfully in the U.S. at the Cleveland Clinic.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 2, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Source Type: news
WelchAllyn’s Eco/Econo Friendly FlexiPort EcoCuffs Released
WelchAllyn has announced the availability of its single use FlexiPort EcoCuff blood pressure cuffs. These were designed to minimize the materials used and to make them recyclable, which also brought manufacturing cost down to help improve the bottom line. They’re made out of polypropylene, a commonly used benign polymer, and will withstand an entire patient’s stay with hundreds of inflation cycles.Don’t miss our last month’s interview with Sean Karla, Global Category Manager at Welch Allyn, previewing the new BP cuffs.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 1, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
SonoSite AxioTrack Needle Guidance Technology Now Available in U.S.
SonoSite, or these days FUJIFILM SonoSite, has launched its AxoTrack needle guidance technology on the SonoSite M-Turbo line of ultrasounds. Developed by Soma Access Systems out of Greenville, South Carolina, the newly FDA approved AxoTrack technology allows for needle placement directly into a vessel deep within the body.In addition to ultrasound localization within tissue, AxoTrack uses magnets to spot the location of the needle, allowing for confident placement and faster procedures.Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - March 28, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Emergency Medicine Radiology Source Type: news
FlexiPort EcoCuff, a Cost Effective, Environmentally Friendly BP Cuff: Interview with Sean Karla of Welch Allyn
Welch Allyn recently unveiled its FlexiPort EcoCuff line of blood pressure cuffs. The product is meant to address the cost and environmental impact of using single patient disposable cuffs by using a lighter construction and minimizing the materials used. They’re even recyclable for clinics running an ultra green policy. We took the chance to ask Sean Karla, Global Category Manager at Welch Allyn, about the new FlexiPort EcoCuff:Medgadget: What are the indications for use of EcoCuff?Read More (Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology)
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - March 15, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Medgadget Exclusive Pediatrics Source Type: news
Siemens Shows Off New Ultrasound Systems at ACC
Siemens has unveiled the 3.0 release of the ACUSON SC2000 system that expands on the automated measurement capabilities of prior versions. Specifically, the system is now capable of using apical 2 and 4 chamber images to automatically trace the left ventricular endocardial border and generate a biplane estimate of ejection fraction. The demonstration provided on the floor at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting provided an accurate estimate within just a few seconds after image acquisition. Estimates of left atrial size are also now automatically calculated in the system. Other additions in the new rele...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - March 15, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: David Winchester Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Ob/Gyn Radiology Source Type: news
Xerox Developing Tech for Non-Contact Collection of Vital Signs
Last week we got a chance to attend a demo day at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) where Xerox was showing off some of the technologies they are working on.Dr. Mestha, a principal scientist at the company and Dr. Austin, program manager for healthcare in the Xerox Innovation Group, presented an innovative video system for the collection of non-contact vitals. Utilizing sensitive infrared video cameras, data is collected for tissue within 10 mm of the skin’s surface. According to the company, using a proprietary algorithm evaluation system, it is possible to obtain standard vital signs such as heart rate, as well a...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - March 12, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Kapa Lenkov Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Medgadget Exclusive Source Type: news
Loss of Red Blood Cell Flexibility Limits Shelf Life of Blood
A large study published some time ago in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that cardiac surgery patients who received older blood during surgery were almost twice as likely to die than those who received younger blood. Although studies like this are always multifactorial, considering what you pay for these surgeries you may be within your rights to inquire about the shelf life of the blood you may be receiving during your next procedure. A new study under the lead of anesthesiologist Steven Frank from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has just provided the means and the mechanism to back your concerns.Usi...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - March 5, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: John Hewitt Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care in the news... Surgery Source Type: news
