French Prosecutors Launch Criminal Investigation Into Philips Ventilator Recall
Philips’ ventilator recall woes, which stemmed from the machines causing patient health issues, are under investigation by French prosecutors.
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Baxter Issues Urgent Medical Device Correction for Home Care System
Baxter has issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction for the home care Volara System to reinforce important safety information.
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Meeting the Need for Ventilators in Lower-Income Countries
New guidelines to design mechanical ventilators that can work in low- and middle-income countries have been proposed, especially where few are available.
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French Prosecutors Launch Criminal Investigation Into Philips Ventilator Recall
Philips’ ventilator recall woes, which stemmed from the machines causing patient health issues, are under investigation by French prosecutors.
Dallas Men Convert Donated CPAP to Ventilator
Sanjay Jupudi, a Dallas-based software developer at Qentelli, is on a mission to reconfigure old CPAP and BiPAP machines into ventilators to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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COVID-19 Patient Dies in Hospital After Roommate Unplugs Ventilator
An elderly COVID-19 patient at Erithros Stavros (Red Cross) Public Hospital in Athens, Greece, died on Thursday, April 8, after his roommate disconnected his ventilator.
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The U.S. Paid a Texas Company Nearly $70 Million for Ventilators That Were Unfit for COVID-19 Patients. Why?
To address the ventilator shortage in Spring 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government purchased millions of dollars worth of ventilators from several companies, including the SAVe II+ model from AutoMedx, which had not yet even been designed.
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Philips Launches Noninvasive Ventilator for COPD Patients
Royal Philips has debuted the noninvasive Philips Ventilator BiPAP A40 EFL, which allows healthcare professionals to automatically screen chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients for expiratory flow limitation.
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Ventilator Allocation Guidelines Vary by State during COVID-19 Pandemic
Although allocation guidelines for mechanical ventilatory support are essential in a public health emergency, only 26 US states provided public guidance on how this allocation should occur.
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FDA Grants EUA to BioMedInnovations Ventilator
The U.S. FDA has granted Denver, N.C.-based BioMedInnovations, LLC, an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to manufacture and distribute SuppleVent, the company’s back-pressure regulator-based ventilator technology.
