B&G Steel manufactures the Bro-Gho Hose Buddy to eliminate the tugs and tangles that cpap hoses cause when you sleep. The Hose-Buddy CPAP Hose Holder can keep your airway hose up and out of your way. Can be positioned on either the side of the bed or the head of the bed. No headboard or nightstand needed. It swings with you so you do not get "tugged' in the middle of the night. The Bro-Gho Hose Buddy is adjustable for height. Easy to assemble and disassemble.

Take the Hose Buddy with you while on business or vacation. Made of solid steel and carbon steel tubing and powdercoated for long life. Available in white or black. Can be used with CPAP, oxygen or ventilator units. Insert stand under mattress, attach hose, adjust height. After sleep, hang the mask on hook to get it off your bed. $59.95 + shipping.

More information is available by visiting www.bro-gho.com

Setra Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of pressure measurement devices, introduces the new Micro-Cal Model 869, Ultra-Low Pressure Documenting Calibrator. The new calibrator has been specifically designed for air handling processes in critical environments that require portable, high accuracy and low-pressure documenting calibration to certify pressure needs.  The Model 869 easily provides this capability by performing calibration checks on sensors with accuracies as high as .00025 in. W.C.  

Traditional laboratory bench top calibration units are only accurate to .0004 in. W.C., and require at least one full hour to run calibration checks on one unit.  To correctly perform on-site tests, many of these basic units need multiple components, such as pressure indicators and generators, voltage and current meters, and data loggers.  

The new Micro-Cal was engineered to be portable, lightweight and compact for use in cramped or remote locations.  This battery-powered unit provides a minimum of 8 hours of operation, while giving a pressure reading accuracy close to .0001 in. W.C, with fast, stable and repeatable pressure generation better than .0003 in. W.C.  With recorded calibration times as fast as 5 minutes per unit, users will enjoy time-saving benefits, as well as substantial cost savings for service/installation time.

Setra will also be introducing the Model 269, Very Low Differential Pressure Transducer, designed specifically for pharmaceutical environments, with a standard accuracy of ±0.15% FS for better resolution in critical environments.  The unit is offered in Base Mount or DIN Rail versions, minimizing installation time with its easy-to-access pressure ports and electrical connections. 

Additional features include a removable process head, which increases ease-of-use by eliminating the need to cut tubes, and a detachable terminal block, so field wiring can remain in-situ during calibration.  The Model 269 is calibration-secure, requiring a calibration key for making zero and span adjustments.  Best of all, an electro-pneumatic interface enables multi-featured automatic calibration with Setra's Micro-Cal Model 869.

For more information call 1-800-257-3872, fax: (978) 264-0292 or e-mail: sales@setra.com. Visit Setra on the World Wide Web at http://www.setra.com.

As a means of offsetting the recent changes made to Medicare reimbursement, DMEs and HMEs can now purchase the CoughAssist® mechanical in-exsufflator (MI-E) directly from the manufacturer, J.H. Emerson. 

The CoughAssist is designed to reduce the occurrence of respiratory infections in those that have lost their ability to cough effectively.  The non-invasive CoughAssist achieves this by gradually applying a positive pressure to the airway, and then rapidly shifts to negative pressure. The rapid shift in pressure produces a high expiratory flow from the lungs, simulating a cough.  It is ideal for patients with neuromuscular disease, or other neurological disorder with some paralysis of the respiratory muscles, such as spinal cord injury. 

Pricing information is available by visiting www.coughassist.com or calling 1-800-252-1414.  Be sure to visit the booth at Medtrade this September.  Our booth number is 4778. 

An Oxygen Pneumatic Conserving Regulator that incorporates new multi-pulse conserving technology, the NEUMATIX GOLDTM, was released today by Cramer Decker Medical, Inc., a Santa Ana, CA based company.

"This new technology provides oxygen patients with reliable levels of O2 saturation while maximizing their portable oxygen supply. And it is extremely easy to use," says Scott Decker, President of Cramer Decker Medical, Inc., "We strongly believe that this new multi-pulse approach will become the new standard in oxygen conservation."

Most pneumatic conservers available today use a single pulse of oxygen per breath. As the patient inspires, the device sends a single pulse of oxygen to the patient.

According to Decker, "that single blast of oxygen is often loud and discomforting to the patient, and may not effectively provide the patient enough oxygen if they inspire deeper or for a longer period of time. The multi-pulse technology in the NEUMATIX GOLDT was designed to correct these issues."

This NEUMATIX GOLDT delivers multiple, measured pulses of oxygen throughout a patient's breathing cycle. If the patient inspires longer or deeper, the NEUMATIX GOLDT produces multiple pulses and provides the patient with more oxygen.

Decker explains, "the device gives the patient the oxygen they need, rather than forcing a standardized single blast of O2."

The new technology claims to provide better patient saturation, better oxygen conservation, and promotes a more comfortable threshold for patients.

The NEUMATIX GOLDT is available to patients by prescription only.

More information is available by visiting www.NeumatixGold.com or the Cramer Decker Medical, Inc. website at www.cramerdeckermedical.com.