Integrated Medical Systems Receives FDA Clearance for World's First 'Suitcase' Intensive Care Unit

Emergency Intensive care will travel. Ambulances are my first thought, but certainly use in fire trucks and even portable temporary clinics that could be set up in an emergency could certainly benefit. It can run off of its own battery power as well.

When you look at everything the unit has, there’s a lot packed in to a small area for portability. USB connections too to add a printer, usb flash drive, and Ethernet connections available so it goes on the web. BD

SIGNAL HILL, Calif., Oct 13, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Integrated Medical Systems, Inc., a medical technology systems integrator developing fully integrated products for critical care, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its MedEx 1000(TM) "suitcase" intensive care unit (ICU). "FDA clearance of the MedEx 1000 is a major accomplishment for the company as we continue to demonstrate the economic and clinical value of integrated patient care technologies," said Todd Kneale, President and Chief Operations Officer of Integrated Medical Systems, Inc.

From the website:

The MedEx 1000™ is a portable unit intended to supply intensive care unit (ICU) functionality for adult and pediatric patients. The MedEx 1000™ combines the following medical device capabilities into one platform: Physiological Monitoring (electrocardiogram, invasive pressure monitoring, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, temperature, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, and heart rate); low rate and high rate infusion pumps; a fluid warmer; a ventilator with carbon dioxide and oxygen monitoring capabilities; and the ability to deliver oxygen to a patient (using an external oxygen cylinder or oxygen concentrator). The functions of the MedEx 1000™ are controlled from a central user interface. The MedEx 1000™ may be operated using either battery power or an external power source. MedEx 1000™ can secure to a standard NATO litter by either attaching it underneath the litter to the litter poles, or by attaching it to a SMEED shelf attached to the litter. MedEx 1000™ can also be strapped to a vehicle floor.The unit is intended to be used in hospitals, aircraft, ambulances, field hospitals, and extended care facilities.