Hamilton Medical, a Swiss firm, is now offering the Neonatal option on its HAMILTON-C1 ventilator. Providing tidal volumes down to 2 ml, the device prevents damage to the tiniest of lungs while delivering life-saving ventilation to the smallest patients. There’s a sensor built into the mask that monitors the air pressure, volume, and flow velocity at the airway to accurately control and synchronize the ventilation with the patient’s natural breathing.
Since cuffed tubes are not use with neonatal patients, air leaks are common. The HAMILTON-C1 automatically adjusts for any detected leakage and makes sure the proper amount of air is delivered to the child’s lungs. Accurate timing is also maintained to trigger the pump along with the action of the patient’s lungs. When using the nCPAP modes, clinicians simply have to set the desired air pressure and the ventilator figures out the rest.
The device is available to hospitals in countries that recognize the CE Mark, while in the U.S. it’s still to be approved by the FDA.
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