WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies for critical care and surgery, is committed to connecting clinicians with technology in a way that improves clinical practice and advances patient outcomes. Teleflex will showcase its broad portfolio of products for the field of emergency medicine at the EMS World Expo Conference, Sept. 15-19, in Las Vegas, including products for the emergency airway, as well as solutions for difficult vascular access and intranasal drug delivery.
“Teleflex is dedicated to providing innovative technology to meet the evolving needs of our customers,” said Justin McMurray, President of the Teleflex Anesthesia Division. “We will use our time at the EMS World Expo to highlight our commitment to the field of emergency medicine and the Teleflex mission to help improve the health and quality of people's lives.”
The Rusch® Airtraq™ Avant™ Video Laryngoscope System from Teleflex, now available to the EMS market, is an ideal airway device for the emergency responder. The patented design improves visibility for intubating in the field, where patient positioning and airway quality is a common challenge. The Airtraq™ Avant™ System provides a low cost-per-use option with single-use disposable blades, making acquisition of a video ready system affordable. Simple-to-use and easy-to-learn, the Avant™ Video Camera features a rotating screen, recording capability, and multiple display options, including viewing via a smart phone (camera and adapter sold separately).
Also from Teleflex is the Rusch® TruLite™ Laryngoscope, a one-piece blade and handle system designed to perform under the toughest field conditions. The one-piece design of the TruLite™ Laryngoscope minimizes the risk of component incompatibility in emergency situations and offers configurations that make it simple to choose the right blade for rapid intubation.
Teleflex will also be highlighting the LMA Supreme® Airway, a laryngeal mask that is a safe, effective option for establishing an emergency airway. Featuring a built-in drain tube to channel gastric secretions away from the airway, the LMA Supreme® Airway is an ideal choice for patients undergoing certain procedures requiring mechanical ventilation in the field.
Featured prominently at the EMS World Expo Conference will be the Arrow® EZ-IO® Intraosseous Vascular Access System from Teleflex. The EZ-IO® System is a complete solution for rapid vascular access – whether the emergency responder is facing difficult vascular access challenges or the need for fast intraosseous access for critical situations and life-threatening emergencies. This system is designed to provide the medical professional rapid vascular access to the central circulation within seconds1, delivering medications, intravenous fluids and blood products to adult and pediatric patients alike.
Another featured product will be the LMA® MAD Nasal™ Intranasal Mucosal Atomization Device from Teleflex. When IV drug delivery is less than ideal the LMA® MAD Nasal™ Device2 can come to the rescue delivering safe, painless and rapidly effective treatment. No shot. No needle. No risks of needle stick injury.
Teleflex will also be hosting ‘How Will You Respond?’ practice and play in-booth scenarios. Participants will be challenged to react and respond to real life emergency scenarios while exchanging ideas, sharing clinical expertise, and getting hands on experience with the emergency medicine products offered by Teleflex.
About Teleflex Incorporated
Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow®, Deknatel®, Hudson RCI®, LMA®, Pilling®, Rusch® and Weck® – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
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Airtraq and Avant are trademarks or registered trademarks of Prodol
Meditec S.A.
Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow, Deknatel,
Hudson RCI, LMA, Pilling, Rusch, Weck, EZ-IO, LMA Supreme, MAD Nasal and
TruLite are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated
or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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References
1. Von Hoff DD , Kuhn JG, Burris HA, Miller LJ. Does intraosseous equal intravenous? A pharmacokinetic study. Amer J Emerg Med 2008;26:31-8
2. For use with drugs approved for intranasal delivery
