HP And Pulsion Announce Worldwide Alliance to Integrate and Market Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring Capabilities.PALO ALTO, Calif. and MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINEES WIRE)--July 8, 1998--Hewlett-Packard Company and Pulsion Verwaltungs GmbH and Co., Medical Systems KG of Munich, Germany, today announced an exclusive worldwide strategic alliance to include the integration of hemodynamic he·mo·dy·nam·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the forces involved in the circulation of blood. he measurements from the Pulsion PiCCO System into the HP Viridia CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. , the world's best-selling critical-care patient monitors. "The Pulsion technologies are an innovative approach to advanced cardiac-output monitoring, making these measurements available to a wider patient population, especially small children," said Hans-Guenter Hohmann, general manager of HP's Patient Monitoring Division. "As the world leader in patient monitoring, we bring these technologies to the forefront, where they can make a difference in patient care." Pulsion's hemodynamic monitoring hemodynamic monitoring Clinical medicine A general term for the ongoing evaluation of hemodynamics systems are used extensively in the management of critically ill and high-risk patients. The recently introduced PiCCO System uses transpulmonary thermal dilution technique and an arterial thermodilution catheter to measure cardiac output cardiac output n. Abbr. CO The volume of blood pumped from the right or left ventricle in one minute. It is equal to the stroke volume multiplied by the heart rate. (C.O.), intrathoracic blood volume (ITBV), extravascular ex·tra·vas·cu·lar adj. 1. Located or occurring outside a blood or lymph vessel. 2. Lacking vessels; nonvascular. extravascular situated or occurring outside a vessel or the vessels. lung water lung water Vox populi Pulmonary edema, see there (EVLW EVLW Extravascular Lung Water ) and continuous C.O. derived from pulse-contour analysis. Studies(1) have demonstrated the usefulness of ITBV and EVLW in fluid-volume therapies of critically ill patients. In contrast to pulmonary-artery occlusion pressure derived from pulmonary artery catheter In medicine pulmonary artery catheterization is the insertion of a catheter into a pulmonary artery. Its purpose is diagnostic; it is used to detect heart failure or sepsis, monitor therapy, and evaluate the effects of drugs. (PAC) measurements, ITBV(1) is seen as a reliable indicator of cardiac preload preload /pre·load/ (pre´lod) the mechanical state of the heart at the end of diastole, the magnitude of the maximal (end-diastolic) ventricular volume or the end-diastolic pressure stretching the ventricles. in critically ill patients. Furthermore, EVLW(2) is more sensitive than chest X-ray or oxygenation oxygenation /ox·y·gen·a·tion/ (ok?si-je-na´shun) 1. the act or process of adding oxygen. 2. the result of having oxygen added. indices for detecting development of pulmonary endema. According to Pulsion, a majority of patients with a PAC, which is inserted through the right side of the heart into the pulmonary artery, require an additional central venous catheter central venous catheter n. A catheter passed through a peripheral vein and ending in the thoracic vena cava; it is used to measure venous pressure or to infuse concentrated solutions. for drug and fluid infusion. The less-invasive(1) Pulsion technology requires only one catheter, resulting in lowered direct and indirect costs due to fewer PAC-related disposables, reduced infections and pneumothorax pneumothorax (n  mōthôr`ăks), collapse of a lung with escape of air into the pleural cavity between the lung and the chest wall. The cause may be traumatic (e.g. , fewer
chest X-rays, and time savings for physicians and nurses.The Pulsion system uses arterial thermodilution catheters, which are similar to the arterial catheters used for pressure monitoring and can be used even with small children. ABOUT PULSION MEDICAL SYSTEMS Pulsion Medical Systems, founded in 1990, develops less-invasive monitoring systems, mainly for organ- or function-specific physiological measuring. Pulsion markets the COLD and PiCCO Systems, related catheters and the diagnostic drug Indocyanine Green Dye (ICG ICG indocyanine green. ) -- a well known intravascular intravascular /in·tra·vas·cu·lar/ (in?trah-vas´ku-lar) within a vessel. in·tra·vas·cu·lar adj. Within one or more blood vessels. indicator also used to measure hepatic function. All products are currently being distributed in Europe and bear the CE mark. Both the COLD and PiCCO systems use only central venous and arterial access to obtain physiological measurements. The COLD System measures C.O., ITBV, EVLW, total blood volume, and ICG clearance as an index of liver function, within 4 minutes. The recently introduced PiCCO system uses transpulmonary thermodilution and arterial pulse contour for measurement of continuous stroke volume and C.O., ITBV, and EVLW. Due to its simplicity and time-saving setup, the PiCCO System can be used in almost any environment, including emergency departments, operating rooms, and ICUs. Information about Pulsion Medical Systems and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.pulsion.de/. ABOUT HP MEDICAL PRODUCTS GROUP HP's Medical Products Group is a worldwide leader of clinical measurement and diagnostic technologies, information solutions, services, support and supplies for the healthcare industry. The group has 4,800 employees and had revenues of $1.2 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. HP leads the world in acute-care patient monitoring, cardiovascular ultrasound imaging and clinical-information systems for critical care, and is at the forefront of new technologies such as point-of-care diagnostics and predictive instruments. HP is the founding member and chair of the Andover Working Group, a 300-member initiative focused on developing standards-based interoperability between healthcare applications. HP Medical Products Group is the official patient-monitoring and defibrillator defibrillator, device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart in order to stop certain forms of rapid heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). The shock changes a fibrillation to an organized rhythm or changes a very rapid and ineffective cardiac rhythm to a supplier to the 1998 World Cup. Information about HP Medical Products Group can be found on the World Wide Web http://www.hp.com/go/medical/. ABOUT HP HP is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament and the 1997 Tournament of France. Selected for its technology and skills to support and manage mission-critical applications, HP will help create an information-management infrastructure for handling game-scoring; media centers; personnel accreditation; hotel information; and various ticketing, stadium, warehouse and back-office operations. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. It is the second-largest computer supplier in the world, with computer-related revenue in excess of $35.4 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. HP has 125,300 employees and had total revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/. (1) "Transpulmonary Indicator Dilution Techniques in Intensive Care Medicine," T. Spiegel and A. Hoeff, Anaesthesist, 1998: 47: 220-228. "Intrathoracic Blood Volume Accurately Reflects Circulatory Volume Status In Critically Ill Patients with Mechanical Ventilation," M. Lichtwarck-Aschoff, Intensive Care Medicine, 1992: 18: 142-147. "New Monitors of Intravascular Volume: A Comparison of Arterial Pressure Waveform Analysis and the Intrathoracic Blood Volume," S. Preisman, Intensive Care Medicine, 1997: 23: 657-665. "Clinical Indication of Cardiac Output Measurements Using Femoral Artery Thermodilution with Direct Fick in Ventilated ven·ti·late tr.v. ven·ti·lat·ed, ven·ti·lat·ing, ven·ti·lates 1. To admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air. 2. Children and Infants," S.M. Tibby, Intensive Care Medicine, 1997: 23: 987-991. (2) "Improved Outcome Based on Fluid Management in Critically Ill Patients Requiring PAC," J.P. Mitchell, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1992: 145: 990-998. "Development and Significance of Lung Water Measurement in Clinical and Experimental Practice," J.A. Sturm, Fiberoptics in Critical Care Monitoring, 1990, Springer Verlag.
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