Datex-Ohmeda Launches Aestiva 3000 Anesthesia Machine With Broad Range of Ventilation Capabilities, Compact Design.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1998--A new "smart" anesthesia machine offering anesthesia practitioners flexible, cost-effective operation for a broad range of patients is the first new product from Datex-Ohmeda, a newly established anesthesia and critical care company. Datex-Ohmeda is launching the anesthesia machine, Aestiva(TM) 3000, at the American Society of Anesthesiologists The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an association of physicians (primarily anesthesiologists) whose stated goal is to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient. (ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ) annual meeting here in Orlando, October 17-21. Datex-Ohmeda integrates Datex-Engstrom and Ohmeda, two organizations with strong histories in anesthesia, critical care and information management. "The Aestiva 3000 is an excellent new product to help launch Datex-Ohmeda at ASA," said Richard Atkin, president of Datex-Ohmeda North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "It represents advanced technology combined with ease of use and wide adaptability." The Aestiva 3000's SmartVent(TM) ventilator has both pressure and volume control modes, which makes it useful for a broader range of patients than most anesthesia machines can accommodate, including neonates, trauma and compromised patients, as well as routine cases. SmartVent's gas compensation system automatically adjusts for changes in fresh gas flows, small system leaks, changing lung compliance lung compliance See Compliance. or compression losses. This innovative system makes the Aestiva 3000 especially well-suited to low-flow anesthesia, which helps reduce costs because less anesthetic agent Noun 1. anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic is used. The anesthesia machine's design earned the 1998 Product Design Award from the Industrie Forum Design in Hanover, Germany. "The Aestiva 3000 provides superior ventilation and is extremely easy to use," said George Arndt, M.D., University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, Wis., who has used the machine. "Its compact, ergonomically superior design makes it comfortable to work with and easy to configure within any operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. setting." The new machine can be configured to meet individual needs. For example, clinicians can choose from a two-, three- or four-gas configuration with two or three in-line vaporizers. The machine's open architecture also enables clinicians to use existing monitors and accessories. Other features of the Aestiva 3000 include reduced planned maintenance requirements. In addition, a built-in breathing circuit reduces the number of tubes and cables while protecting the circuit's components from being damaged or becoming disconnected. Datex-Ohmeda, the premier company wholly specializing in solutions for anesthesia and critical care, is a subsidiary of Instrumentarium Corporation, an international healthcare company headquartered in Finland. Established in April 1998, Datex-Ohmeda integrates Datex-Engstrom and Ohmeda Medical Systems Division, both well-known names in anesthesia. Datex-Ohmeda's offerings include anesthesia systems, patient monitoring, ventilation and information management systems for both anesthesia and critical care, and flexible monitoring solutions for routine in-hospital and outpatient needs. Datex-Ohmeda is well-established in major markets, including North America, Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). and Japan, and has a presence in more than 100 countries through its subsidiaries and distributors. Datex-Engstrom's net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight in 1997 totaled 975 million Finnmarks, or $188 million, and Ohmeda Medical Systems Division had annual revenues of $354 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997. Datex-Ohmeda has 3,700 employees combined worldwide. The company's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters are located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts Tewksbury (pronounced IPA: /ˈtʊksbɛriː, ˈtʊksbriː/) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,851 at the 2000 census. . Datex-Ohmeda's Worldwide Web address: http://www.datex-ohmeda.com |
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