Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Non-Contact Bluetooth Thermometer for Masimo Root Patient Monitor in U.S.
Masimo and Thermomedics, a part of PositiveID, announced they're releasing in the U.S. the TIR-1 non-contact Bluetooth thermometer. The infrared thermometer integrates with the Masimo Root patient monitor, allowing contact-free forehead...
Anesthesiology
Blink’s TwitchView Neuromuscular Blockade Monitor Cleared in Europe
Blink Device Company, out of Seattle, Washington, landed the CE Mark in Europe, allowing it to introduce its TwitchView neuromuscular blockade monitor. The system quantifies the depth of a neuromuscular blockade under anesthesia...
Anesthesiology
IQcool Warm System FDA Cleared to Cool and Rewarm Patients
BrainCool, a Swedish company, obtained FDA clearance for its IQool Warm System. The device, the name of which seems to be intended to be an oxymoron, can be used to both cool and reheat patients. The company's first FDA cleared product, the...
Anesthesiology
Baxter's Spectrum IQ Drug Infusion System Cleared in U.S.
Baxter won FDA clearance for its Spectrum IQ infusion system, which has some interesting features designed to prevent the wrong drugs and wrong dosages from being administered. The device connects to the hospital's electronic medical record...
Anesthesiology
Admetsys Develops Artificial Pancreas for Critical Care
Admetsys, a company headquartered in Boston, has developed a system for controlling blood glucose levels in critical care patients. Essentially an artificial pancreas, the system relies on a lab-on-a-chip that's embedded within an intravenous...
Anesthesiology
Blink's TwitchView for Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring
Blink Device Company, a firm based in Seattle, Washington, won FDA clearance for and is releasing in the United States its TwitchView monitor. The device is used for monitoring the depth of neuromuscular blockade under anesthesia, and the...
Anesthesiology
Accuro Helps to Make Epidurals and Spinals Easier: Interview with Will Mauldin, CEO of Rivanna Medical
Performing epidural and spinal anesthesia requires a good deal of training and being able to sense when the needle reaches the desired location. This is certainly not foolproof and some patients are harder to work with than others. One issue is...
Anesthesiology
4Dx Uses Algorithms to Better Visualize Lung Function
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects millions of people in the United States. The main method of diagnosis is the pulmonary function tests (PFTs), in which a patient breathes into a machine that measures pulmonary parameters. The...
Anesthesiology
ECGlove Helps Medical Personnel Rapidly Monitor for Arrhythmias
Last month, Medgadget had the opportunity to visit the great state of Texas for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) event. We had a chance to chat with Yoku Méndez, CEO of Jalisco, México-based Soluciones Kenko. Their product is an innovative...
Anesthesiology
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