Within eight weeks of starting its ‘Help India Defeat COVID-19’ campaign, Sewa International has distributed over 5,996 oxygen concentrators and 177 ventilators to 566 hospitals and COVID-19 care centers across India, covering 26 of 28 Indian states.
A medical device that has been shown to manage pain among babies born preterm can also help keep their brain oxygen levels steady during medical procedures, finds new analysis by researchers at the University of British Columbia.
Royal Philips announces that the U.S. FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health has granted premarket approval for the company’s HeartStart FR3 and HeartStart FRx AEDs, and their supporting accessories, including batteries and pads.
The need for ventilators at U.S. hospitals has been well-documented, but what if nursing homes—which have roughly 8,200 of the devices at their disposal—could come to the rescue?
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The group, dubbed the COVID-19 Ventilator Rapid Response Team, has developed a simple technique for repurposing sleep apnea machines into ventilators as demand outstrips supply in the fight against COVID-19.
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In response to a pressing need for more ventilators to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients, a team led by Johns Hopkins University engineers is developing and prototyping a 3D-printed splitter that will allow a single ventilator to treat multiple patients.
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Medical rationing is not something Americans are accustomed to, but COVID-19 may soon change that. The specter of rationing is most imminent in New York City, where the virus is spreading rapidly and overwhelming hospitals with patients.
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The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has been growing exponentially over the past few weeks and at an average of 41% per day since March 16. It is only a matter of time before there is an increased need for extracorporeal machine oxygenation (ECMO) to ensure the survival of critically ill patients, according to GlobalData.
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Novel times call for novel measures. In that vein, the U.S. FDA has taken significant actions to help increase the availability of ventilators and accessories, as well as other respiratory devices, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nihon Kohden has launched its Life Scope SVM-7200 Series vital signs monitor, which allows healthcare practitioners to measure three vital signs—blood oxygen, blood pressure, and temperature.
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In this cover story, 24×7 correspondent Chris Hayhurst explores the evolving—and thriving—home healthcare sector and reveals what it means for HTM professionals. Read on to learn more.
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Monitoring devices for preterm infants haven’t changed much since the ’60s. But they’re about to—and should, asserts one healthcare company executive. Here’s what you need to know about monitoring devices in the NICU—and how they are advancing.
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Organizers of the $150,000 “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition have announced the 12 finalists who advanced to the live pitch component of the competition, which took place September 22 during the 7th Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium hosted by Children’s National Health System.
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Innovators with devices designed to improve neonatal or NICU care can compete to win $150,000 in the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition, which is funded by the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI). The competition will be held on September 22 in conjunction with the 7th Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium.
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Medtronic has announced U.S. FDA approval of its CareLink SmartSync device manager. With the introduction of SmartSync, physicians are now be able to use an Apple iPad to program and manage data from Medtronic’s BlueSync-enabled implanted cardiac devices.
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