Oridion Medical Inc. Supplies Its Handheld Capnograph to Datex-Ohmeda.DANVILLE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 22, 1999--Oridion Medical Inc. has signed an agreement that allows Datex-Ohmeda to market and distribute Oridion's handheld capnograph in all U.S. markets. Datex-Ohmeda, a global leader in anesthesia and critical care products, will sell the handheld device under its trade name QuickCap(tm). "Our handheld capnograph has proved itself an effective monitoring tool for clinicians in many international markets," states George Yariv, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Oridion Medical. "We are confident that Datex-Ohmeda will expand on our success as they introduce QuickCap to clinical sites in the U.S." The QuickCap handheld capnograph is engineered with Oridion Medical's innovative Microstream(tm) CO2 measuring technology, which results in highly accurate and reliable monitoring for all types of patients and clinical environments. QuickCap is also compatible with Oridion Medical's broad array of FilterLine(tm) circuits and accessories enabling it to monitor both intubated and nonintubated patients, from neonates to adults. Capnography provides a noninvasive means for monitoring the level of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. in exhaled breath (end-tidal CO2). Clinicians use this measurement to assess the respiratory status of patients in a growing variety of clinical situations, including emergency medical care, procedural sedations, intensive care and neonatal neonatal /neo·na·tal/ (ne?o-nat´'l) pertaining to the first four weeks after birth. ne·o·na·tal adj. Of or relating to the first 28 days of an infant's life. applications. QuickCap continuously monitors end-tidal CO2 and respiratory rate respiratory rate, n the normal rate of breathing at rest, about 12 to 20 inspirations per minute. systemic inflammatory response syndrome A term that ' , providing digital values along with crisp capnographic waveforms and trends. Derek Smith Derek Smith can refer to any of the following people
v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of Microstream technology. The QuickCap is an excellent addition to our family of patient monitors and is well-suited to our existing distribution channels." Founded in 1987, Oridion Medical designs and produces technically advanced noninvasive carbon dioxide monitoring equipment employing its patented Microstream CO2 measuring technology. Through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and private label agreements, Oridion supplies Microstream technology to several leading medical equipment manufacturers, including Hewlett-Packard, Drager, Nihon Kohden and Nellcor Puritan Bennett Puritan Bennett has been a provider of respiratory products since 1913 originally as a medical gas supplier. In addition to critical care ventilation, Puritan Bennett provided medical devices for patients outside of the acute care environment. (Mallinckrodt). Oridion Medical is also developing portable breath test gas analyzers to aid in screening and diagnosing a range of patient conditions. Datex-Ohmeda is a subsidiary of Instrumentarium Corporation, an international health care company headquartered in Finland. |
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