Mirador Gets FDA OK for Two Needle Pressure Devices

Filed under: Anesthesiology , Critical Care , Emergency Medicine , Medicine , Pediatrics , Surgery

Here's an interesting simple technology that might come handy to anesthesiologists and others who tend to do lots of central lines. Making sure that you are not in a carotid (or subclavian or femoral arteries, etc) is not always as simple as many think. Sure, you can do a blood color comparison. You can also connect a vertical column, and see how far the blood will rise. But why to do these maneuvers, if you can have something at the end of a finder needle that does not add steps to your procedure? Meet Mirador Biomedical of Seattle, Washington that has just received FDA's 510(k) clearance for its Compass Vascular Access pressure measurement device, as well as a similarly designed Compass Lumbar Puncture pressure monitor.

From the Compass Vascular Access product page:

Focus on the Procedural Site

View your hands, the patient and the pressure without additional cabling, operators or connections

Integrate Seamlessly with Needles and Syringes
Easily incorporated into the Seldinger technique for inserting catheters

Eliminate “Blind” Guidewire Insertion
The port allows insertion of the guidewire while monitoring the pressure

From Compass Lumbar Puncture product page:

Indication of CSF Entrance:

Entrance into the target space is indicated by a pressure increase.

Seamless Integration with LP Needles:
The CompassTM LP connects to standard Lumbar puncture needles.

Immediate and Continuous Measurement of Opening Pressure:
View the pressure continuously without additional cabling, operators or connections.

Press release: Mirador Biomedical, developing the innovative Compass? family of disposable medical devices, announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its two leading products... (.pdf)

Product page: Compass pressure measurement devices...

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CT‐Guided Needle Aspiration of Pneumothorax from a Trigger Point Injection

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00972.x

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How to CitePaik, N. C. and Seo, J. W. , CT?Guided Needle Aspiration of Pneumothorax from a Trigger Point Injection. Pain Medicine, no. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00972.x

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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Arumdaun Wooldul Spine Hospital, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

*Correspondence: Nam Chull Paik MD,

*Correspondence: Nam Chull Paik, MD, Department of Radiology, Arumdaun Wooldul Spine Hospital, 647?4 Sinjeong 2?dong, Nam?gu, Ulsan 680?828, Republic of Korea. Tel: 82?52?706?1121; Fax: 82?52?706?1112; E?mail: srsna@freechal.com.

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Objective.? The objective of this study was to present a case of trigger point injection?related pneumothorax treated by computed tomography (CT)?guided needle aspiration.

Design.? Case report.

Setting.? The study was set in a community hospital practice.

Patient.? The study consisted of a singlecase.

Intervention.? The intervention used for the study was CT?guided needle aspiration of the pneumothorax.

Results.? The result of the study was the successful evacuation of the pneumothorax and lung expansion.

Conclusion.? CT?guided needle aspiration is a viable management option for symptomatic patients with iatrogenic pneumothorax.

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