New Grants for Child-Focused Cardiac Devices Launched
The Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI) and Additional Ventures are partnering to offer grant funding for developing specialized pediatric devices for children with heart conditions.
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Officials Exploring Whether AED Drone Delivery Could Work Within U.S. EMS System
The feasibility of drone delivery for emergency medical services is becoming a more realistic proposition for healthcare systems in the U.S.
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Predicting COVID-19 Patients’ Oxygen Needs
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in England, along with 20 other hospitals from across the world and healthcare technology provider, NVIDIA, have used artificial intelligence to predict COVID-19 patients’ oxygen needs on a global scale.
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New Grants for Child-Focused Cardiac Devices Launched
The Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI) and Additional Ventures are partnering to offer grant funding for developing specialized pediatric devices for children with heart conditions.
Simulation-Based Optimization Determines Best Design for Oxygen Concentrators
Anticipating the increased need for better oxygen concentrators as the fight against COVID-19 rages on, researchers at Texas A&M University have laid a computational framework to design the most optimal concentrator to filter ambient air and produce oxygen that can scale with patient demand.
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Drones Could Deliver AEDs to Cardiac Arrest Victims Faster Than Ambulances
The world’s first feasibility study has found that drones can be used to deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest in the community.
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Florida Hospitals Fighting to Get Oxygen with ‘Hand Tied’
Amid surging COVID-19 cases throughout the state—attributable to the highly contagious Delta variant—Florida hospitals are contending with a new challenge: getting oxygen.
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Sewa International Distributes Almost 6,000 Oxygen Concentrators Across India
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.
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Medtronic Launches Pediatric Monitor That Alerts Clinicians to Potential Airway Obstructions During Ventilation
Medtronic plc announces the U.S. commercial launch of the SonarMed pediatric airway monitoring system, which utilizes acoustic technology to check for endotracheal tube obstruction and verify position in real-time.
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Respiratory Motion Debuts ExSpiron2Xi
Watertown, Mass.-based Respiratory Motion Inc., a manufacturer of noninvasive respiratory volume-monitoring technologies, announces the launch of the digital ExSpiron2Xi—its first product launch since 2017.
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Smiths Medical Launches Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy System
Minneapolis-based Smiths Medical announces the launch of the Acapella choice blue vibratory positive expiratory pressure therapy system.
