On December 12, Bunnell Incorporated will voluntarily initiate a nationwide recall notification of Life Pulse high-frequency ventilator (HFV) patient circuits, according to a company press release ...

In 2009, the process measures subject to analysis included 2,396 HOB elevation observations (98.6% compliance), 611 ventilator circuits without changes (99.8% compliance) and 611 observations of HMEs ...

Aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation represents a critical intersection between respiratory therapy and advanced engineering. This integration facilitates the administration of drugs ...

An FDA recall has been issued for the Bunnell Life Pulse high frequency ventilator patient circuits, according to the American Society of Anesthesiology. The patient circuit, which provides a channel ...

As Covid-19 continues to put pressure on healthcare providers around the world, engineers at the University of Bath have published a mathematical model that could help clinicians to safely allow two ...

In the beginning of April, Dr. C. Nataraj, an engineering professor at Villanova University, gathered a team of 20 faculty and students, as well as experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and ...

Sabrina Renteria of Bakersfield unfolded the letter from her son’s medical equipment supply company. Her eyes scanned the text. She looked away, shocked. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ventilator ...

Using a bundled protocol for caring for infants and children with mechanical ventilation may prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study in Critical Care Nurse. The authors propose a ...

As the number of patients requiring ventilatory assistance to survive COVID-19 rises, and with no new ventilators in sight, a "Hail Mary" technique is starting to be used. Can a machine designed to ...