Ventilators

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CareFusion begins shipping ventilators to US CDC
Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:57pm EDT

CHICAGO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Medical device company CareFusion Corp (CFN.N) said on Monday it has begun shipping more than 3,900 ventilators to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for inclusion in its strategic national stockpile in preparation for the H1N1 swine flu pandemic.

Patients who become severely sick with the new H1N1 swine flu virus, which emerged in March and was declared a pandemic in June, often need to be put on ventilators.

The CDC ordered a total of 4,500 of CareFusion's LTV 1200 ventilators for the national stockpile, which is the nation's reserve of medical products used in the event that local supplies are depleted during a severe public health emergency. (Reporting by Susan Kelly)

 

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Re: Ventilators

CareFusion Shipping Ventilators to CDC for National Emergency Preparedness

AN DIEGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a
leading, global medical device company, today announced it is shipping more
than 3,900 CareFusion LTV? 1200 ventilators ordered by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) to be included in the strategic national
stockpile.


The CDC ordered a total of 4,500 LTV? 1200 ventilators for the strategic
national stockpile, which is the nation's reserve of medical products used in
the event local supplies are depleted during a severe public health emergency,
such as an earthquake, terrorist attack or influenza outbreak.


"Years of research and clinical input have gone into the development of the
LTV 1200 to create a portable, easy-to-use ventilator that can adapt to a wide
variety of circumstances," said David Schlotterbeck, chairman and CEO of
CareFusion. "This is our largest order ever for this product and we are
pleased to assist the CDC in the event of a national emergency."


CareFusion also previously supplied the State of California and the State of
New York with LTV 1200 ventilators as part of their emergency preparedness
programs.


The CDC and American Association of Respiratory Care have partnered to offer a webcast training module to show doctors and first responders how to best use the LTV 1200 in an emergency. The webcast also provides information on how to use the ventilator for patients with serious breathing problems caused by the H1N1 influenza virus. The webcast is available for download at:
http://www.aarc.org/headlines/09/09/webcast_training.cfm.


About the CareFusion LTV 1200
The CareFusion LTV 1200 is an easy-to-use, versatile ventilator with infant to adult capabilities that is a fraction of the size of comparably equipped systems. It is designed to move seamlessly with the patient across a variety
of settings ranging from transport to the emergency room to intensive care.
The LTV 1200 also contains features that allow for flexible options (invasive
or non-invasive ventilation) and enhanced monitoring to reliably observe
patient safety during ventilation.