Advancements in Intubation and Airway Management
Recent product innovations in intubation and airway management offer respiratory therapists opportunities to optimize therapy and enhance patient outcomes.
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Invacare to End Respiratory Product Lines
Invacare Corp will discontinue production of its line of respiratory care products, which include oxygen concentrators, aerosol delivery devices, cannula, masks and tubing.
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Dale Medical Products Now a 100% Employee-owned Company
Dale Medical Products Inc has completed a transaction to become 100% employee-owned through its newly created Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Exalt Single-use Bronchoscope Gets CE Mark in Europe
Boston Scientific Corp has completed CE Mark for the Exalt Model B Single-use Bronchoscope, a single-use device designed for bedside procedures in the ICU, operating room, and bronchoscopy suite.
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Annual RT Product Focus Available Online
RT Magazine’s 2020 Product Focus is available in a Digital Edition for your web browser or mobile device.
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Respiratory System Size Impacts COPD Risk
Small airways relative to lung size may lead to lower breathing capacity, and increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study.
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Products 2020: Airway Management
A closer look at some of the latest airway management devices from Dale Medical, Medtronic, Hollister, Hy-Tape International, Passy Muir, and Respiralogics.
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Inspire Medical Launches Patient App for Its Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy
Inspire Medical Systems Inc, makers of Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, has launched the Inspire Sleep app in the Google Play and Apple app stores.
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NICU Respiratory Therapists Striving for Improvement, One Endotracheal Tube at a Time
Implementing an evidence-based standardized approach of care for ventilated neonatal patients will reduce unplanned extubations in the NICU, and Respiratory Therapy departments should take the lead in developing a performance improvement project.
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Pulmodyne Now the Exclusive Distributor for Naso-Flo
Pulmodyne Inc is now the US Exclusive Master Distributor of the Naso-Flo, and the new Naso-Flo2 product line.
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Smiths Medical Launches Bluselect Tracheostomy Tubes
Smiths Medical has launched its Bluselect tracheostomy tubes, which include a range of options for airway management needs.
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Capnography and Airway Management
Carbon dioxide monitoring is especially important for patients undergoing anesthesia and for patients who have an airway management device in place.
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EMS Intubation Errors Tied to 12 Rhode Island Deaths
According to ProPublica, a dozen patients in Rhode Island have died in the last three years after artificial airways were inserted into the esophagus by non-paramedic EMS personnel.
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Centurion Medical Recalls Airway Kits Containing Teleflex ET Tubes
According to an FDA alert, Centurion Medical Products has issued a Class I Recall for its Airway Kit containing Sheridan Endotracheal Tubes, which were previously recalled by Teleflex.
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Teleflex Recalls Neonatal ConchaSmart Breathing Circuits
According to the FDA, a Class I recall has been issued for Teleflex’s Neonatal ConchaSmart Breathing Circuit with Dual Heated Limb and ConchaSmart Column.
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