HP To Offer Koala IUP In United States; HP and Clinical Innovations Expand Strategic Alliance.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 24,1998-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that, effective immediately, it will offer the Koala koala (kōä`lə), arboreal marsupial, or pouched mammal, Phascolarctos cinereus, native to Australia. Although it is sometimes called koala bear, or Australian bear, and is somewhat bearlike in appearance, it is not related to true intrauterine intrauterine /in·tra·uter·ine/ (-u´ter-in) within the uterus. in·tra·u·ter·ine adj. Within the uterus. Intrauterine Situated or occuring in the uterus. pressure (IUP IUP Indiana University of Pennsylvania IUP Intended Use Plan IUP Intrauterine Pregnancy IUP Institut Universitaire Professionalisé (French: University Institute of Professional Education) IUP Intrauterine Pressure ) catheter under the HP brand name in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The move is an expansion of HP's strategic alliance with channel partner Clinical Innovations, a manufacturer of pressure sensors and measurement devices for medical applications. The first objective of the alliance was to introduce an intrauterine pressure measurement solution for obstetrical-care providers and their patients. Clinical Innovations, based in Murray, Utah Murray is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population was 34,024 at the 2000 census. Its estimated population in 2004 was 46,558.[1] Nearly all of the growth is due to an annexation of a portion of the Cottonwood West CDP. , is known for its expertise and innovation in intrauterine pressure measurements. HP has 30 years' experience in obstetrics monitoring and is the worldwide market leader in patient monitoring. "HP's leadership in fetal and patient monitoring makes it the ideal company to market the Koala," said Dean Wallace, president of Clinical Innovations. "HP will enhance our product with its worldwide distribution network and its stellar reputation for quality and support." "Clinical Innovations is an innovative company with excellent technology," said Jay Mazelsky, general manager, HP Medical Supplies Division. "We are pleased to offer the Koala, which has had excellent acceptance in our international markets, to our U.S. customers. And, we look forward to furthering our alliance with Clinical Innovations in the future." About the Product The Koala is a disposable, double-lumen intrauterine pressure-monitoring catheter for pressure measurements of intrauterine contractions. It is a sterile and latex-free device that helps physicians monitor the well being of mother and fetus during labor. The HP Koala system incorporates a new technology called atmospheric isolated monitoring, which uses an air-filled membrane in a sensor tip to relay intrauterine pressure to an externally placed, reusable transducer transducer, device that accepts an input of energy in one form and produces an output of energy in some other form, with a known, fixed relationship between the input and output. . "The HP Koala catheter's design enhances patient comfort and provides more accurate measurements than conventional catheters," said Mazelsky. "It offers innovative features designed to benefit both obstetrical-care providers and their patients." The product was introduced this spring in Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, with the exception of Australia and Japan. About HP Medical Supplies HP sells more than 600 medical supplies and accessories to support HP and non-HP instruments and systems. Product categories include gas-monitoring supplies; invasive and non-invasive blood-pressure supplies; temperature probes; electrodes; recording papers; cables and leads; ultrasound imaging supplies; fetal monitoring fetal monitoring Obstetrics A general term which can refer to any maneuver used to evaluate the fetus' status during pregnancy–eg, measurement of heartbeat and visual examination of the amniotic sac; however, as used, FM usually refers to the use of supplies; 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 , telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. and cardiac-care supplies; and the HP Rappaport-Sprague stethoscopes. U.S. customers who have access to the Internet can obtain product information and order the HP Koala IUP catheter (part No. M1333A) and a reusable transducer connector cable, via HP's online e-commerce Web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/medsupplies. About HP's 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 5,400 employees and had revenues of more than $1.3 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. HP leads the world in critical-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 a founding member of CCOW CCOW Clinical Context Object Workgroup CCOW Channel Control Order Wire CCOW Control Channel Order Wire CCOW Contributing to Coalition Operations Worldwide CCOW Computer Care on Wheels (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) and the Andover Working Group. Both organizations focus on developing standards-based interoperability between healthcare applications. Information about HP Medical Products Group can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/medical. About HP 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. HP has 124,600 employees and had revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/. |
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