Getinge Group

Passion for life

Getinge Group is a leading global provider of innovative solutions for operating rooms, intensive care units, hospital wards, sterilization departments, elderly care and life science companies and institutions. With a genuine passion for life, we build quality and safety into every system. Our unique value proposition mirrors the continuum of care, enhancing efficiency throughout the clinical pathway. Based on our first-hand experience and close partnerships, we are able to exceed expectations of customers—improving everyday life for people, today and tomorrow.

FLOW-i Anesthesia System With High-Performance SERVO Ventilation

Getinge Group’s FLOW-i Anesthesia System seamlessly combines high-performance SERVO ventilation with precise anesthesia delivery to help meet the needs of all patients. These include the most challenging cases, such as obese patients with high abdominal and thoracic pressures, older patients suffering from multiple medical conditions, the critically ill and the smallest neonates. FLOW-i reacts quickly to changing parameters, as the low internal system volume enables rapid changes in gas concentration when needed, and facilitates fast wash-in and wash-out of the anesthetic agent. This process helps to minimize waste and unnecessary use of the agent through precise delivery technology.

High-Performance Ventilation Features

Set tidal volume is accurately delivered even under high abdominal and thoracic pressures, helping to avoid hypoventilation. Fast rise time and high flow rates adapt to varying inspiratory demand in the presence of increasing airway pressure. Sensitive triggering improves synchrony in pediatric patients and those with decreased respiratory drive. Consistent and accurate positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels are maintained. Controlled pressure drop during expiration decreases expiratory resistance and work of breathing, in addition to minimizing auto-PEEP at higher respiratory rates.

Advanced Design and Technology

The FLOW-i system’s ergonomically designed, fully electronic platform and touchscreen interface are easy to use and upgrade for enhanced workflow today and in the future. The open architecture allows hospitals to add the patient monitor and data management system of their choice and easily integrate future software and hardware advances into the system—increasing cost efficiency by avoiding the need for costly equipment replacement or upgrades. In addition, clinician ease of use and comfort are engineered into every FLOW-i machine with its height adjustability, movable arms and integrated table light.

Innovative Volume Reflector Re-Breathing Technology

The FLOW-i system features the innovative Volume Reflector technology to ensure that the breathing circuit will never be empty and that ventilation will remain uninterrupted regardless of surgical constraints, changing conditions or patient position. The re-breathing technology consists of a rigid reservoir to increase re-breathing as well as maintain high ventilation performance. It replaces both the traditional bellows and piston technologies in older systems. Oxygen-driven by design, the Volume Reflector helps to minimize the risk for delivering a potentially dangerous hypoxic mixture in the presence of leaks during low-flow anesthesia. With the new O2Guard, an automatic increase of oxygen will occur if the system detects too-low oxygen at the Y-piece. FLOW-i anesthetic agent injection vaporizers are fully electronic and lightweight, and can be refilled while slotted in the machine, even when still in use. The agent delivery is mainly on inspiration, leading to less use of anesthetic agents.

Learn More

To learn more about Getinge Group’s FLOW-i Anesthesia System, visit www.getingegroup.com.

This corporate profile was reviewed and approved by Getinge Group.

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