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| Press Release U.s. Department Of Defense Certifies The Hyperlite For Operational Use SOS Limited is very pleased to announce that the Hyperlite lightweight folding hyperbaric stretcher and treatment system has recently received US DOD Military Certification. This truly innovative, quick deployment, first aid medical tool was developed to treat, and if necessary, transport a patient suffering from a pressure related illness or other indication treatable with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Hyperlite comprises a pressure vessel made up from a flexible composite tube of para-aramid fiber in a matrix of silicone rubber. It has clear acrylic windows at each end. When not in use, the unit folds away into two compact travel cases. A US DOD Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) Program set up to evaluate such equipment found Hyperlite to be the only unit that had the potential to meet the requirements of all five branches of the Services (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard). They call it an EEHS, (Emergency Evacuation Hyperbaric Stretcher). The first military certified Hyperlites are just being delivered to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for submarine escape and rescue. Others will be used by the Fleet in support of diving operations and as a Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) device able to treat pressure related illnesses. Similar units will be used by the Air Force to treat altitude sickness caused by aircraft cockpit pressure loss at very high altitudes. The Coast Guard already has them on board their Ice Breakers and Buoy Tenders in support of their own diving operations. The largest potential user may, however, be the US Medical Corps for first aid hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at the battlefield treating acute trauma, severe blood loss, and other combat related injuries. Hyperlite offers a quick means of initiating treatment in-theater followed by transporting the casualty under pressure to a rear-echelon treatment facility, thus reducing the magnitude of the victim’s injury and shortening the duration of recovery. For further information please contact Jane or John Selby in the UK at 020-8959-8959 or by email at sos@hyperlite.co.uk or through the SOS website www.hyperlite.co.uk New Equipment New Treatment Hood For Sea-long Sea-Long Medical Systems, Inc. proudly announces the launch of the new Oxygen Treatment Hood, Series 500. It was introduced at the international meeting of the UHMS on June 13, 2001. This design is a 4 port hood assembly, with ports located on the hood and neckseal ring, allowing the hood to conform to the chamber with great ease. FDA, CE and Iso9C01 certified. Optional clips and hood straps were added. The most welcoming feature is the non-latex neckseal. This non-latex neckseal stretches and returns to its original shape after multiple uses and will be a welcome addition to anyone treating patients in a hyperbaric chamber! Shipping of the new PN500 will begin August 1, 2001. Contact Sea-Long at 502-969-4949 for more information. New Center Openings New England Hyperbaric Center announces its grand opening! NEHC is located in the heart of the Berkshires and is a freestanding facility dedicated to providing hyperbaric oxygen therapy to all patients who can benefit. The state of the art facility is fully accessible to wheel chairs and stretchers and is equipped with an 8-person double lock chamber 6 feet in diameter and 17 feet long with a 52 inch door. NEHC is one of the only freestanding facilities in the US with a transfer lock that enables medical staff and equipment to access patients at all times during treatment. The medical director, Dr. Jamie Deckoff-Jones, is a graduate of Harvard University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is board certified in Emergency Medicine and has practiced in high acuity settings for 16 years prior to opening her private practice in 1997. She is on-site at all times while the chamber is in operation and their hyperbaric team offers a distinctive combination of skills to meet the particular needs of each patient. Please contact us for further information or call to schedule a consultation with our medical director. NEHC 42 West Sheffield Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Phone: 413-528-9977 Website: www.newenglandhyperbaric.com E-mail: jdj@newenglandhyperbaric.com Rancho Mirage Hyperbarics is the newest post surgical facility in the desert. Rancho Mirage, CA is well known as the “Playground of the Rich and Famous” and caters to the demands of a world-class clientele. The center is located in an intimate setting about 90 miles east of Los Angeles and is within close proximity to world-class hotels and excellent medical care. Specializing in wound care and post-surgical cases, the center has a medical team that sets them apart from other centers. Dr. Chuck Shapard, Medical Director, has an extensive baromedical background in both hyperbaric and hypobaric medicine. Cynthia Tuttle, R.N., and a nurse practitioner, serves as the clinical nurse manager as well as assistant to Dr. Shapard. Alden Elliott Hubble, owner and Program Director, says that she is very excited about the many new possibilities the center has to offer. Rancho Mirage Hyperbarics Radiometer America Inc. Launches Their Multi-channel Transcutaneous Oxygen (tcpo2) Monitor: The TCM400 is the first product within the fourth generation of products to be released. The TCM400 is a fully portable, modular system, which can simultaneously monitor up to six different sites on a patient. Transcutaneous oxygen measurements are an objective and quantitative method to quickly assess tissue oxygenation or perfusion. The ability to monitor multiple sites allows the clinician to more appropriately or accurately assess the patient status. Results produced by the TCM400 are reliable and reproducible as the instrument houses an internal barometer that automatically calculates the correct calibration value. At the press of a single button all six electrodes can be calibrated within 2-3 minutes. In addition, the electrodes are highly accurate and durable, showing extremely low drift and rapid response during measurements, even at sites of the body with poor perfusion. The TCM400 has an easy-to-read, large 61/2” color touch screen display and intuitive Windows CE operating system. The TCM400 also offers valuable data management capabilities where, for example, patient trends can be displayed and printed in both graphical and tabular formats. In addition, data can easily be stored or exported to a PC for further analysis. The TCM400 is ideal in the Wound Care, Hyperbaric, and Vascular Medicine segments where multiple site monitoring, for a variety of reasons, is necessary. For more information, please contact your local Radiometer America Inc. Representative or call 1-800-736-0600 ext. 333. Visit our web site at www.radiometeramerica.com E-mail address: info@radiometeramerica.com Amron International Announces A New Two Patient Oxygen Treatment Panel, Model 8890-2 The Amron Two Patient Oxygen Treatment Panel provides easy administration and humidification of the oxygen supply to two patients within the chamber. Oxygen supply and exhaust flow rates are adjustable and easily monitored. The panel is small in size and is designed to be easily installed to new and existing chambers by a unique mounting system. The 8890-2 system is available with a wide selection of masks and hoods so that you can customize your system to your patients needs. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Vilter at: Amron International www.amronintl.com Discovery Health Channel Takes Us On An Hour Long Journey Inside: “The Healing Chamber” Protocols And Recoveries Within The Controversial World Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Watch the Discovery Health Channel as they explore and probe the benefits and risks of a non-evasive therapy that is quickly gaining worldwide attention. Come meet the experts in this field, and be touched by the personal stories of patients and families who have benefited from this therapy. · Witness a diving accident; meet heroic firemen with severe burns; learn how patients with serious disabilities from brain damage are helped to regain a better quality of life. · You will be amazed to see how pets and racehorses are benefiting from veterinary hyperbaric oxygen chambers. · Examine the world of brain SPECT imaging - an objective and scientific diagnostic tool routinely used within the medical community. See how it is being used to follow the effects of HBO therapy, before and after treatment, on patients who have suffered a stroke, children born with cerebral palsy, victims of near-drowning accidents and other types of brain injuries. · Learn about current research and its future effect upon the insurance industry. · Tour the various styles of chambers, watch actual procedures, and learn precisely how oxygen therapy operates. “The Healing Chamber” promises you a thought-provoking journey into the world of hyperbaric medicine. Dates of the show will be sent via E-mail to members of our HBOMEDTODAY online Forum. If you do not currently receive our updates, you can sign up on our home page at www.hbomedtoday.com New Books Technical Diving In Depth By Bruce R. Wienke A long-awaited and much-needed title has just been released by BPC. Technical Diving in Depth by Bruce R. Wienke is the most complete and comprehensive reference work published to date on technical diving. It contains a mixture of technical topics, with each one self-contained and developed in relationship to diving. The topics span many disciplines and focus on a number of technical arenas. Topics Include: Thermodynamics, pressure and density, mechanics, gas kinetics, free and dissolved phase transfer, energy and matter interactions, nucleation and cavitation, bubbles and surfactants, oxygen dose, gas mixtures, buoyancy, gauges and tanks, compressors and regulators, maladies and drugs, statistics, risk and probability, binomial distributions, waves, transport, currents, geology, oceanography, geophysics, solar energy, and radiation References and Appendix are also included. Targeted Audience: Technical diver, commercial diver, diving instructor, underwater researcher, doctors, hyperbaric technicians, physiologist, physicist, chemist, mathematician, engineer, or biologist Book No. B1035, ISBN 0941332977, The Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Cerebral Palsy and the Brain-Injured Child By James T. Joiner, Editor The proceedings of The 2nd International Symposium on Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Cerebral palsy and the Brain-Injured Child features scientific papers presented by medical practitioners from more than 14 countries who are studying the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injuries. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Ocean Hyperbaric Neurological Center and The Research Committee for Space and Underwater Medicine, a division of the World Federation of Neurology. Its purpose was to present and discuss the use of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment and ancillary procedures currently being studied and used, worldwide, to assist children with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injuries. The symposium brought together some of the leading international doctors, specialists, physical therapists, psychologists, internists, and those who are working with hyperbaric oxygenation and others who are working on newer. Promising methods designed to assist children with cerebral palsy and brain injuries. The therapy under review at this symposium was hyperbaric oxygenation. As many presentations proved, there is no “one and only” or single protocol that is best for all of the children with affliction, but most presenters are convinced that there is a need for a formal, controlled double-blind study on the subject to prove the value of hyperbaric oxygenation to stimulate permanent improvement in these children. The proceedings will be of interest to anyone who cares for or brings medical or therapeutic assistance to children with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injuries. It demonstrates how many medical representatives in the Unites States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, China, Russia, South Africa, New Zealand, Cuba, South America, Sicily, Mexico, and Bulgaria are working diligently to prove that hyperbaric oxygenation is a safe, effective, affordable therapy for CP children. The Proceedings may be ordered directly from the publisher, Best Publishing Company. For further information on this publication visit Best Publishing Company’s website at www.bestpub.com. The book will be available in hard cover for $24.95. To order contact: 800-468-1055 or 928-527-1055/Fax: 928-526-0370 E-mail: divebooks@bestpub.com Hyperbaric Oxygenation For Cerebral Palsy and The Brain-injured Child… A Promising Treatment By Richard A. Neubauer, M.D. The author of the book, Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain-Injured Child… A Promising Treatment, is Dr. Richard A. Neubauer, internationally known and respected as one of the foremost authorities on hyperbaric medicine (HBOT). Since the early 1970s, Dr. Neubauer has successfully treated thousands of patients for a variety of illnesses and brain insults using hyperbaric oxygenation. In the past five years his primary focus has been children with neurological problems, especially cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injuries. He has treated more than 400 children with cerebral palsy using hyperbaric oxygenation as on of the children’s therapies. His latest book is a complete guide for caregivers of children with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injuries who are considering using hyperbaric oxygenation therapy. Written in a semi-scientific manner, the information should also be of value to physicians, researchers, and insurance providers seeking accurate and proven insight about the value of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy for these children. It is one of a few, perhaps the only, book available written for caregivers. It covers a broad range of subjects from the functions of the brain to choosing a medically sound hyperbaric center where a child can receive safe and appropriate treatments. While one of the primary goals of the book is to introduce the positive effects of hyperbaric oxygenation, another purpose is to help the caregivers understand how single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans can be used to document the activity in the brain before and after treatments. Dr. Neubauer received his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. Trained as an internist, Dr. Neubauer held directorships at a number of hospitals before specializing in hyperbaric medicine. He has published numerous journal articles and lectures at medical facilities all over the world on the subject of hyperbaric medicine for children with cerebral palsy, and is the co-founder of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine. The book will be available in hard cover for $24.95. To order contact: 800-468-1055 or 928-526-0370 E-mail divebooks@bestpub.com Corporate News Perry Baromedical Appoints New Vice President Perry Baromedical is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah Smith as Vice President of its Eastern Division. Ms. Smith is a Registered Cardiac Care Nurse with specialized experience in the health care industry having focused on the wound care and hyperbaric sectors. Ms. Smith joined Perry in November and is working closely with Perry’s current Western Division Vice President Chris Patrick and International Director W. Robert Bryant to further develop Perry’s customer base in the hyperbaric chamber industry and expand into new and diversified markets. Etc’s Biomedical Systems Group And Koike Medical Continue To Increase Their Share Of The Hyperbaric Monoplace Chamber Market In Japan Following the successful completion of a 15-unit order for its BARA-MED® monoplace hyperbaric chamber from one of Japan’s largest healthcare providers, Tokushu-kai Hospital group, Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s BioMedical Systems Group has already begun making delivery on another ten systems for Japan. Working in close cooperation with its Japanese distributor, Koike Medical, ETC is achieving a steady increase in its share of the Japanese monoplace market. This is attributed to the unique capabilities of its electronically controlled BARA-MED® clinical monoplace chambers, which have performance characteristics exceeding those of other systems. In keeping with its commitment to quality and capability, ETC will shortly introduce a new approach to chamber pressurization. This revolutionary advance for monoplace chambers is expected to decrease the incidence of compression barotrauma in patients. It is made practical by the BARA-MED®’s unique automatic control system. In addition to improved patient comfort and safety, users can expect greater compliance and reduced time lost during pressurization. Other products are now under development that will further enhance critical care capability and patient safety in monoplace hyperbaric chambers. They are the ETC BARA-VENTÔ Hyperbaric Ventilator and the Koike BARAMOÔ Patient Monitor. These products and others to follow are part of ETC’s commitment to the quality of patient care in the application of hyperbaric medicine. Information about hyperbaric medicine and how ETC’s dynamic product range can be put to work for you are available from: Biomedical Systems Group Russian Chamber Receives Fda 510k Clearance On July 18, 2001, the Khrunichev BLKS-303 MK Monoplace Hyperbaric System received an FDA 510K clearance to be marketed and sold in the US. This system is intended to be procured and used by physicians to treat a variety of medical conditions that respond to hyperbaric oxygen. It is designed, fabricated, and tested in accordance with the engineering and manufacturing safety and quality assurance requirements of the Russian Federation, the European Community (CE Marketing), and the FDA recognized standards of the United States. The chamber shell is constructed of aluminum with six large, acrylic window inserts for ease of patient viewing. The 770-pound chamber has an external width of 42 inches (3.5 feet), an external length of 94 inches (7.83 feet), and an internal diameter of 28.7 inches (2.39 feet). When combined, these features allow for state of the art treatment of a single patient in comfort. Large acrylic windows create a more open atmosphere than other predominately metal monoplace chambers available thus helping reduce patient claustrophobia. The pressurization and treatment gas is 100% oxygen thus eliminating the need for patient breathing masks or hoods. A penetrator plate is provided in the chamber door to allow user supplied intravenous lines, medical monitoring leads, etc., to be used as required. To view the actual 510K, visit the FDA at the following link: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/510k/sumjul01.html This is only part of the article that appears in full length in Volume 1 - Issue 6. To read the full text, subscribe now to the Hyperbaric Medicine Today journal.
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