Zoll to Acquire Vyaire’s Ventilator Business
Zoll has secured the winning bid to acquire Vyaire Medical's ventilator business, which is being sold as part of Vyaire's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
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High-flow Oxygen Therapy and BiPAP: Two Complementary Strategies to Fight Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure due to hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia calls for oxygen therapy, positive pressure support, and possibly ventilatory support. Care for these patients may escalate and require higher flow, FiO2, and more complex devices and intensive monitoring.
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First Patients Enrolled in Trial to Reduce ICU Ventilation Times with Muscle Stimulator
The trial will examine whether VentFree, a neuromuscular electrical stimulator, can reduce the time acute respiratory failure patients spend on mechanical ventilation.
Medtronic to Discontinue Puritan Bennett Ventilators, Exit Ventilator Business
Medtronic will discontinue its Puritan Bennett ventilator series, including the Puritan Bennett 980, Puritan Bennett 840, and Puritan Bennett 560 ventilators.
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Hispanic Patients with Respiratory Failure Five Times More Likely to Be OversedatedÂ
Researchers say different levels of sedation may explain disparities in deaths from respiratory failure.
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Why Premature Lungs Are Vulnerable to Ventilation Stress
Researchers have discovered some of the mechanisms that explain why premature lungs are especially sensitive to stress.Â
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Higher Ventilator Mortality in Rural Intermediate Care Units
Patients receiving ventilator life support in rural hospital intermediate care units had significantly higher death rates than patients in the same type of unit at urban hospitals.Â
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Philips Agrees to FDA Consent Decree Over Respiratory Device Recall
Until the requirements of the consent decree are met, Philips Respironics will not sell new CPAP, BiPAP, or other respiratory care devices in the US.
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Philips Respironics to End Sale of Hospital Ventilation Solutions, Oxygen Concentrators, More
Philips Respironics will end the sale of “hospital ventilation products, certain home ventilation products, portable and stationary oxygen concentrators and sleep diagnostic products,” according to a company announcement.
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FDA: GE Healthcare Ventilator Compressors May Release Formaldehyde
The FDA has alerted healthcare providers about potential exposure to elevated levels of formaldehyde when GE Healthcare accessory compressors are used with certain ventilators.
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Daily Toothbrushing Lowers Rates of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
Toothbrushing also is associated with lower rates of ICU mortality, shorter duration of mechanical ventilation, and shorter ICU length of stay.
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Mallinckrodt Recalls One-Way Valve Due to Ventilation Interruption Risk
Mallinckrodt Manufacturing is recalling its one-way valve, 22F x 22M, due to devices not opening properly, which prevents or reduces the flow of ventilated air or oxygen.
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Philips Recalls Ventilators Over Dust, Dirt That May Obstruct Airflow
Philips is recalling Trilogy Evo, Evo O2, EV300, and Evo Universal ventilators after detecting dust and dirt from the environment in the air path of some devices, according to an FDA advisory dated Aug 14, 2023.
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Carina Ventilator Recalled by Dräger
Dräger Carina sub-acute care ventilators have been recalled to address possible contamination of the breathing gas, the FDA reports.
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Products 2023: Ventilators & Critical Care Accessories
RT looks at the latest ventilators and critical care products on the market from manufacturers Bio-Med Devices, Breas Medical, Dräger, Getinge, Movair, Turn Medical, and Zoll.
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