Portex to Distribute Parker Airway Devices.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers KEENE, N.H.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 19, 2002 Portex, world-class supplier of medical technologies and devices, has announced the addition of the Parker Medical intubation intubation /in·tu·ba·tion/ (in?too-ba´shun) the insertion of a tube into a body canal or hollow organ, as into the trachea. endotracheal intubation portfolio to its growing inventory of cutting-edge airway management In cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid, airway management is the process of ensuring that:
In September Portex will become the exclusive U.S. distributor of the innovative Parker intubation devices, which include the Flex-Tip Endotracheal Tube endotracheal tube n. A tube inserted into the trachea to provide a passageway for air. Also called tracheal tube. Endotracheal tube , the Flex-It Directional Stylet stylet /sty·let/ (sti´lit) 1. a wire run through a catheter or cannula to render it stiff or to remove debris from its lumen. 2. a slender probe. sty·let n. 1. and the TrachView Intubating Video System. "We expect to dramatically impact the standard of care with the revolutionary Parker products, designed to improve clinical practice and patient outcome through state-of-the-art technologies and unique design," said Martin Jamieson, President, Portex Airway Global Business Unit. The patented, soft and flexible tip of the Parker Flex-Tip Endotracheal Tube facilitates intubation by improving tip visibility, easier insertion through narrow glottic glot·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the tongue. 2. Of or relating to the glottis. glottic pertaining to (1) the glottis, or (2) the tongue. openings, and gentle "skiing" down tracheal tracheal pertaining to or emanating from trachea. tracheal aspiration see transtracheal aspiration. tracheal band sign on contrast radiography of a dilated esophagus, the impression made ventrally by the trachea. walls. The Flex-It stylet for oral/nasal use, with its one-hand operation, requires no prebending; easy thumb action allows its curvature to be remotely adjusted during intubation. Parker's TrachView Intubating Videoscope, a portable and self-contained videoscope, weighs less than 10 pounds. The easy-to-use unit features a detachable, flexible fiberbundle connected to a lightweight carrying case containing a light source, camera and TV monitor. TrachView allows for complete visualization of tracheal tube tracheal tube n. See endotracheal tube. position during intubation, via the distal tip of the tube. This tube's-eye view of the process greatly facilitates training, as the instructor is able to monitor the student's intubation efforts. Dr. Jeffrey Parker, Chairman of the Englewood, Colorado-based Parker Medical, said, "We believe our association with Portex will present a wonderful opportunity to save lives and reduce airway injuries, at the same time enabling us to focus on developing and marketing our other innovative intubation solutions." For more information, visit www.portex.com and www.parkermedical.com. |
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