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Airway Fires during Surgery
Airway surgeries that involve ignition sources to cut or coagulate tissue (e.g., electrosurgical units, lasers*) pose a significant and sometimes deadly risk of fire. Hazards exist when these ignition sources are used in the oxygen-enriched atmos- pheres (i.e., atmospheres containing more than 23% oxygen [O2]) that are commonly present in the airway during surgery.1
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Clearance Received By Covidien For Its Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilator System
08 Aug 2009
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global healthcare products company and recognized innovator in mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Leak Compensation software feature for the Puritan Bennett 840™ ventilator system. This option provides continuous levels of mechanical ventilation to patients requiring respiratory support, regardless of the level of gas leakage that might occur in the circuit or past a patient interface device in the clinical setting.
During either invasive or noninvasive ventilation, air leaks past a mask, nasal prongs, nasal pillow, supraglottic airway, endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube can result in loss of gas volume, potentially causing subsequent dysynchrony between a patient’s spontaneous breathing efforts and the ventilator’s response.
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