SCCM Orlando Exhibit Hall Highlights
Feb. 18, 2000. The 29th Educational & Scientific Symposium of
the Society of Critical Care Medicine, February 11-15, 2000, featured far more
than just state-of-the-art lectures and excellent Florida weather.
VentWorld visited throughout the exhibit hall to report on innovative
new products and enhancements to well-known critical care equipment. The companies
you will find in this report are:
On to the show!
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Agilent Technologies
Standardized
critical-care monitoring, measurement, and diagnostic functions are consolidated
for centralized display in the software/hardware solutions offered by this Hewlett-Packard
Company (HP) subsidiary. Agilent’s Viridia Information Center, shown
here, runs using Windows NT on an HP computer, for simple, reliable information
access, saving space formerly taken up by multiple machines with non-integrated
functions. The Viridia system will be internet web-enabled by summer. (Photo:
Mary Sargent, Business Development representative, Cardiac/Critical Care Systems)
Telephone: +1 978 687-1501
URL: http://www.agilent.com
American College of Chest Physicians
ACCP,
publishers of “Chest,” were on hand to show how their staff and their
physician membership serve as leading resources for the improvement of cardiopulmonary
health and critical care worldwide, promoting the prevention and treatment of
diseases of the chest through leadership, education, research, and communication.
VentWorld is proud to provide direct links from our web site’s Resources/Citations
section to abstracts and full-text articles from “Chest,” and to report on the
journal’s latest ventilation-related articles in our News section. (Photo: Christine
Derbes, Manager of Membership Development (on left, in black jacket); Darlene
Buczak, Associate Vice President, Human Resources and Leadership Activities)
Telephone: +1 847 498-1400
URL: http://www.chestnet.org
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
The
AVA 3Xi is the first-ever advanced venous access device with triple lumen
and introducer all in one, making it useful for routine cardiac care as well
as in surgery. It permits insertion
of a Swan-Ganz catheter for cardiac monitoring, and it allows the clinician
to administer multiple medications and fluids. Because it requires only one
insertion site, it minimizes patient pain and discomfort, can reduce the risk
of complications and infection, and is more cost-effective than multiple traditional
devices. Making its debut at the SCCM exhibition, the AVA 3Xi will be available
for sale March 15, 2000. (Photo: Anton Benitez, Associate Product Manager)
Telephone: +1 949 250-2603
Dale Medical Products, Inc.
Dale’s
latex-free product line includes the new Dale Tracheostomy Tube Holder,
which replaces twill ties to provide comfortable, controlled support; Dale
Endotracheal Tube Holders that help achieve quick-fastening, easily re-adjustable
tube stablization in oral intubation; and the Dale Bendable Armboard,
which stablizes and secures arterial lines. (Photo: Robert A. McElaney,
Eastern Regional Manager)
Telephone:
800 343-3980
Dräger
Inc., Critical Care Systems
Automatic
Tube Compensation (ATC™), discussed in several key symposium presentations, is just one
of the exciting new feature in Dräger’s
ventilator systems, including the Evita 4 (shown here), and the
Evita 2dura. ATC eliminates the
extra work of breathing caused by the ET tube. The new Dräger Babylog 8000plus is a fusion of appropriate neo-natal
and premature-infant ventilation modes; an integrated graphics screen; high-precision
pneumatics; and lung-function, oxygen, flow and volume monitoring. Upgrades
are available to bring several older Dräger models up to the Babylog 8000plus’ level
of function. (Photo courtesy of Bradford M. Saunders, Marketing Manager)
Telephone: 800 4-DRAGER
Dymax Corp., a division of Bard Access Systems
The
Site-Rite 3 ultrasound system is a low-cost easy-to-use scanner optimized
to help doctors guide needles for percutaneous vascular punctures and nerve
blocks. Its patented needle guide allows the physician to aim the needle precisely,
visualizing the entire procedure on the flicker-free screen, which has digital
freeze-frame and video-output capabilities. The guide has flexible lips that
permit the scanner to be removed safely after needle placement. Site~Rite 3
runs on battery or AC power, and its roll stand has a tilting head, adjustable
height, and locking wheels. (Photo: Karen Skolnick (left, black jacket) and
Jodi Horvath)
Telephone:
800 296 4146
URL: http://www.dymax-usa.com
Hamilton Medical
Hamilton
Medical’s booth featured the patented Aladdin II active nasal CPAP device
for low birth weight and premature infants, and the upgraded Galileo ventilator,
both shown here. The Galileo’s graphic screen now displays minute ventilation vs.
respiratory rate, and plots the patient's idealized ventilation patterns. The
new graphics greatly enhance the Galileo's ASV mode. The redesigned Aladdin
II injects gas in fluid communication between the nostrils of the baby and the
aerodynamically designed passageways of the device to optimize the fluid flow
characteristics for both the ambient air and the injected gas during inhalation
and exhalation of the patient. (Photo: Beth Keifer, Marketing Manager; Bruce
Bray, Regional Sales Manager; Alan Buckingham, Clinical Support Specialist)
Telephone: +41 81 660-6010 (Switzerland)
/ +1 775 858-3200
(USA)
URL: http://www.hamilton-medical.ch/
Hill-Rom, A Hillenbrand Industry
The
innovative EpiCarePorter System includes the stand-alone CarePorter
Cart, which interlocks with EpiCarePorter Ceiling Arms to make the
transition between hospital-room and transport smooth and safe. The cart docks
with most hospital beds and stretchers, and has attachment spaces for most equipment.
Its ventilator shelf is compatible with models like the Puritan-Bennett 840,
Siemens 300A and Bird Tbird, and lowers to fit under the head of the bed during
transport. Switching from wall gasses and electric power to cart-mounted sources
is automatic and seamless. The EpiCarePorter
System not only keeps the ventilator and other care devices organized and lets
them remain attached and active during transport, but also cuts down the number
of personnel required to move the patient, all lowering the risk of transport-related
injury. (Photo: John Boresi, Director, Marketing, Headwall Systems/Architectural
Products)
URL:
http://www.hill-rom.com
INO Therapeutics
INOmax
inhaled nitric oxide gas received FDA approval in December 1999 for the treatment
of full-term and near-term infants (more than 34 weeks gestation) with hypoxic
respiratory failure, when used in conjunction with ventilatory support and other
appropriate agents. The gas is delivered, as seen in the photo, via Datex-Ohmeda’s
INOvent device, which also recently received FDA approval.
Click here on INOmax
or INOvent
to see VentWorld's feature stories on these products. (Photo courtesy of INO
Therapeutics)
Instrumentation Industries, Inc.
Instrumentation
Industries makes high quality plastic and silicone products for use in respiratory
care, anesthesia, critical care, and emergency medicine.
Their line ranges from endotracheal tube changers to component parts
and accessories for ventilators and other equipment from Dräger,
Mallinckrodt, Allied, Newport
and others. With more than 30 years experience, their facilities can handle
anything from single prototypes to full production runs, under strict quality
control. Contact them at 1-800-633-8577 or by email: iiimed@sgi.net.
(Photo: Larry Slattery, RRT, Manager, Sales & Marketing)
URL: http://www.iiirespiratory.com
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
Mallinckrodt
continues to enhance the features of the Model 840, their latest Infant-to-Adult
Ventilator, which has a state-of-the-art Tube
Compensation option. This automatically adjusts pressure support to help
overcome the pressure drop related to resistance in the artificial airway (ET
tube), thereby decreasing the patient's work of breathing. The next planned development for the 840 is
a Neonatal mode; Mallinckrodt plans to submit an FDA-510k-approval application
for this enhancement by the end of winter, with projected release this spring.
Work also is being completed for use of the 840 with very premature infants.
(Photo: left: Rick Francis, Ventilator Sales Rep.; middle: Nelida Perez-McManus,
Sales Development Manager; right: Kevin Plihal, Product Manager)
URL: http://www.mallinckrodt.com
Masimo Corp.
The
Masimo Radical uses signal extraction technology (SET) to provide pulse
oximetry with new levels of accuracy and flexibility.
The small, rugged, lightweight unit can be removed from its docking station
and used in handheld standalone mode, and interfaces with existing monitors,
including non-Masimo devices, using the Radical’s SatShare interface. The digital
display changes automatically to show its data upright when the unit is tilted
between horizontal and vertical orientations. Masimo’s groundbreaking signal
extraction design assures correct readings and reduces false alarms and missed
events during patient motion, or with low perfusion. (Photo: Peter Lang, Product
Manager)
URL: http://www.masimo.com
Novametrix Medical Systems Inc.
Novametrix
introduces NICO, a low-cost non-invasive cardiac output monitor for patients
on mechanical ventilation. The lightweight, compact and portable device
simply is inserted in the breathing circuit, and measures output, also displaying
calculated stroke volume and cardiac index. NICO’s patented technology is based on the
proven Fick partial CO2 rebreathing technique.
NICO also measures many respiratory parameters, including C02 elimination,
alveolar ventilation, compliance and resistance. (Photo: Dominic Corsale, Director
of OEM Sales/Marketing; Kay Brown, Territory Manager)
URL: http://www.novametrix.com
Ortho Biotech Inc.
Ortho
Biotech was on hand to promote its pharmaceutical products, including new Sporanox
(itraconazole) injection IV, which can be an effective and life-saving treatment
for Aspergillosis in patients intolerant of or refractory to Amphotericin B.
Sporanox had an excellent safety profile in clinical trials and has a
broad spectrum of antifungal activity. Ortho
also distributes Procrit (Epoetin alfa), which reduces transfusion requirements,
significantly increases hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, and is well tolerated.
Procrit is indicated for use with select anemic patients. (Photo: Tim
McCoy, Product Specialist; Carole Medway, RN, Senior Product Specialist)
Telephone:
800 624-2542
Picis
Picis
is the creator of CareSuite, an integrated critical care and perioperative
software solution that automatically collects data, helping clinicians record
and analyze information from multiple medical devices. CareSuite thus assists
in decision making and organization of workflow, and can help improve quality
of care while controlling costs. (Photo: Kathy Doub, RN, BSN, Senior Product
Manager, on right)
Telephone: 888 947-4247
Pulsion Medical Systems
Pulsion
Medical Systems, with worldwide headquarters in Munich, Germany, and US offices
in Natick, Massachusetts, displayed its new PiCCO continuous cardiac
output monitoring system. PiCCO is awaiting US FDA 510k device approval, and
is available for sale and use in Europe and Asia. (Photo: on left: Ernie Pollock,
S. Atlantic Regional Manager; on right: Ronald G. Seyffert, Chief Executive
Officer)
Telephone: +1 508 650-4001
Roche Pharmaceuticals
Roche
products on display this year included Rocephin (ceftriaxone sodium),
which has maintained its efficacy against common aerobic pathogens during 14
years of use, and Versed Injection (midazolam HCl), a short-acting benzodiazepine
CNS depressant indicated for several uses including continuous intravenous infusion
for sedation of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients as a component
of anesthesia or during treatment in a critical care setting. (Photo: Samuel
Ray, product representative)
URL: http://www.rocheusa.com
Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
“See
it all come together,” said Siemens representatives, as they showcased the ways
in which the company’s well-known ventilation and patient-monitoring devices
like the Servo Ventilator 900, the Servo Screen 390, and the SC
7000 Monitor (all shown here) can be integrated for easy and efficient use
in clinical care. (Photo: Michael Beebie, RRT, Manager, Clinical Management
Program; Heidi Hassan, Product Manager, Life Support Systems)
Telephone: +1 978 907 6500
URL: http://www.siemens.com/en/products_n_solutions/medizin/index.html
Thermo Respiratory Group
Thermo
Respiratory Group, owner of Bird, Bear, and SensorMedics, and manufacturer of
the new Seris 2000 Global Vent, was on hand displaying the popular SensorMedics
3100A, and highlighting the new tracheal/esophageal pressure monitoring
capabilities of the enhanced Bear 1000t/es ventilator. (Photo courtesy
of Thermo Respiratory Group)
Telephone: 800 231 2466
URL: http://www.birdprod.com/default.htm
VitalVoice, by Dynavox (a division of Sunrise
Medical)
Ventilated
and other temporarily non-speaking patients now can communicate more easily
with caregivers, using VitalVoice, a compact device with a large collection
of voice-synthesis messages triggered by touch. Click
here to see VentWorld's article on this revolutionary product.