WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Specialty medical device maker Teleflex Inc. (TFX) said Thursday that its Anesthesia and Respiratory business unit received 510(k) clearance1 for the ISO-Gard Mask with ClearAir Technology - the company's novel product that helps to reduce clinician exposure to hazardous waste anesthetic gases.
The ISO-Gard Mask is designed to reduce waste anesthetic gas, or WAG, within a nurse's breathing zone to minimize the cumulative effect of low-level exposure to these hazardous gases in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit, or PACU. WAG exposure can lead to potential health effects including nausea, dizziness, headaches, and fatigue.
According to the company, the multi-purpose mask scavenges WAG while simultaneously delivering oxygen to the patient. The patent-pending ClearAir technology provides unidirectional flow of oxygen through the mask to assure maximum FiO2.
'As the only available solution for 'source control' of WAG in the PACU, the ISO-Gard Mask with ClearAir Technology is a simple, safe, and effective solution to a pressing need,' said Cary Vance, President, Anesthesia and Respiratory Division.
Teleflex estimates that anesthetic gases are used in 20 million surgeries in the US annually and up to 100 million globally. When patients are recovering in the PACU, they exhale these gases which are then released into the nurses' breathing zone and work environment.
The ISO-Gard Mask with ClearAir Technology is a featured addition to the Teleflex line of Hudson RCI respiratory products.
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