Movair Introduces Portable Ventilator
Respiratory therapy company Movair announces the U.S. commercial launch of Luisa, a portable ventilator weighing 8 pounds and offering eight adjustable settings.
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Low-Cost Ventilator Set to Help People in Low-Income Countries
Researchers say a new low-cost ventilator invented amid the COVID-19 pandemic could have major implications for residents of low-income nations—as well as for sufferers of other respiratory diseases.
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“Who Will Get Ventilator”—Tough Choices in Parts of U.S. Ravaged by Delta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky says hospitals in certain U.S. regions “are in dire straits” as the COVID-19 Delta variant rages on and has forced some states to mull rationing care.
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Ventec Life’s V Pro Ventilator Is Reimbursable
Bothell, Wash.-based Ventec Life Systems announces that its standalone V+Pro ventilator is reimbursable.
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Pandemic-Era Emergency-Use Devices Pose Hazard, Says Hospital Safety Expert
The U.S. FDA’s emergency authorization of medical devices—meant for temporary use when the COVID-19 pandemic began 18 months ago—is still in effect. That’s a major issue for healthcare safety insider, Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, president and CEO of ECRI, who sees the potential dangers posed to patient safety.
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