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| The ventilator with a down-to-earth
approach to cost |
The word inspiration
is usually associated with arts but its application is not confined
to the work of painters and poets. It can apply equally to technology -
as eVent Medical has demonstrated. The company specialises in ventilators
and appreciates the importance of inspiration in both the development
and the marketing of its products. This philosophy is reflected in
the name of their first ventilator, which is - the Inspiration  |
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eVent
Medical is a new company, formed as recently as 2000, but it is
one based on
a wealth of knowledge in intensive and respiratory care. Between
them the founders possess a total of 63 years' experience in all
aspects of this field. So it is not surprising that they quickly
recognised the market need and technological requirements. Official
acceptance for the company has come swiftly with the granting of
full ISO9001/EN46001 and CE certification in September 2000.
The company's declared
aim is to provide low cost, high performance ventilator products
to the worldwide respiratory care community. To achieve this, eVent
has adopted an innovative approach to product design and a fast
response time to customer requirement In working to meet this objective
it was decided to initiate a competency focused methodology. This
meant separating the elements of product design, manufacturing and
marketing in different functions, allowing those with expertise
in these fields to focus on them. The end result is a sharp reduction
in lead-time from initial research to production and availability
in the market.
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Inspiration Gives
versatile
cost-eeffective ventilation. |
Form their wide experience
in the respiratory care market, the eVent founders were aware that,
to be successful, a new ventilator would have to meet two fundamental
criteria. It must provide a consistently high level of clinical performance
but must also be affordable. |
| OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE |
The Inspiration ventilator
provides outstanding flexible performance in a number of ways. First
and most obviously, it is easy to operate through an intuitive graphical
interface with user configurable displays, which allow a full choice
of data to be viewed. Standard waveforms and mechanics packages
provide a valuable insight into the patient's condition. The responsive
and flexible breath delivery, combined with extensive breath modalities,
facilitates the treatment of the most difficult cases.
The Inspiration also
includes intelligent alarms and the Smart Singh? and Smart Nebulizer?.
These functions allow further tailoring of therapies to meet specific
patient needs. An important innovation with this unit is the Mini
Web interface, which connects the ventilator to any Ethernet TCP/IP
network. So the swift transfer of clinical data between hospitals
on a worldwide network is now a reality for the users. With its
integral battery operated compressor, the ventilator can also easily
be used to transport patients within or between hospitals. |
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from the initial design stage eVent Medical planned that the Inspiration?
ventilator would deliver performance that was affordable. This led
to an analysis of the elements that make up an acceptable level
of cost. Some of these were obvious, such as a low initial purchase
price - others less obvious, such as ongoing operating costs. The
annual cost of ownership, for example, was broken down into such
aspects as purchase price, turn-around time, and preventative maintenance
(PM) costs. Of particular interest was the time spent by staff operating
a ventilator. This was addressed by the Inspiration? user-friendly
design - a significant feature as staff costs constitute a major
element in the budget of any ICU.
Another benefit is the minimising of PM
requirement, achieved by the ventilator's innovative pneumatic design.
By including these concepts at the outset of a project, the eVent
Medical team was able to cerate a ventilator that would provide
consistently high and affordable performance. |
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Access through the internet to clinical data
worldwide |
| REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING |
Software
updates are available to further enhance the versatility of the
Inspiration? ventilator and with the Mini Web Server option you
can monitor patient data remotely, including; alarm status, settings
and waveforms. The ventilator can even e-mail a service technician
if a problem arises or preventative maintenance in due.
Offices in Ireland, the USA, Germany, Singapore
and the UK provide locally based Service and full clinical and technical
support. eVent medical is also a pioneer in the maintenance field,
offering a low cost 5 year PM and warranty on the Inspiration? ventilator
worldwide.
For further information visit eVent Medical
at www.event-medical.com |
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