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Friday, August 21, 2026
Nihon Kohden OrangeMed, Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its NKV-330 Ventilator System. The NKV-330 is a non-invasive ventilator that provides respiratory support to adult and pediatric patients. It offers not only non-invasive ventilation but also invasive ventilation as well as high-flow oxygen therapy. In […]
In December 2021, imtmedical ag, a subsidiary of Vyaire Medical, initiated a voluntary field correction for certain bellavista™ ventilators. With specific software version and configuration combinations, the ventilators can cease ventilation and generate a technical failure alarm 305. There is a potential issue with bellavista™ 1000 and 1000e ventilators that […]
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product Product Names: Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator Model Numbers: See Recall Database Entries Distribution Dates: February 23, 2017 to April 4, 2020 […]
Breas Medical USA has announced the market introduction of the Vivo 45 LS, one of the smallest, full-featured life support devices on the market. The Vivo 45 LS is cleared by the FDA to provide both invasive and non-invasive continuous or intermittent ventilatory support across the continuum of care in […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care providers and health care facilities about up-to-date information concerning multiplexing ventilator tubing connectors, also known as ventilator splitters, in situations in which no alternatives for invasive ventilatory support are available. Although the FDA has not received any adverse event […]
IPM Chirana announced the location of its U.S. headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC, as well as the commencement of production of Aura V critical care ventilators at the SMTC facility in Boston, MA. “These milestones are part of our mission to improve healthcare outcomes by providing clinicians around the […]
A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines whether the amount of RNA, or genomic load, of SARS-CoV-2 detected in swab tests of patients being admitted to the hospital with viral pneumonia is associated with more severe COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Previous studies on […]
The Servo-air® ventilator, for use in adult and pediatric patients, is designed to be mobile and easy to use and is available now in the U.S. The new ventilator addresses multiple needs of COVID-19 treatment centers including mobility and flexibility, by being independent of wall-based gas units, possessing a hot-swappable […]
Stacie Smith is a respiratory therapist in Jackson, MS. She and her husband Kevin were both diagnosed with COVID-19 in July. “So we were in quarantine together. She ran a fever for about seven or eight days. And then I had to call an ambulance on August the 2nd due […]
