Oxygen-Monitoring Device

A new oxygen-monitoring device is designed to enhance the safety, assurance, and accuracy of hospitalized patients being administered oxygen from any source.

Called OxyView, the device is a lightweight pneumatic gauge that is attached to the oxygen tubing just below the neck. It informs the nursing staff of the oxygen flow rate at the site of the patient and can also immediately indicate the presence of any leak or inaccuracy between the delivery source and the patient.

"As simple as it sounds, there is nothing in the hospital industry presently that competes with OxyView,” explained Scott Sand, CEO and chairman of Ingen Technologies, Inc. (Calimesa, CA, USA; www.ingen-tech.com), which developed OxyView. "Currently, the hospital staff assumes that the flow rate near the patient is sufficient without any verification. In today's medical industry, where malpractice and liability are serious issues, OxyView enhances safety and can reduce liabilities associated with equipment failure.”

A companion product to OxyView is OxyAlert, which provides wireless, remote monitoring of oxygen-delivery systems. The company also makes and markets Secure Balance, a medical product line for doctors and hospitals that provides patient services for balance and fall-prevention programs.




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