Getinge
Breathing New Life into Patients with Cutting-Edge Respiratory Devices

Over the last decade, the healthcare sector has witnessed a surge in tech-driven deployments within its care facilities and research institutions alike. Today, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the way clinicians and researchers conduct their day-to-day activities, the overall healthcare sector is seeking to partner with MedTech companies that can assist them in effectively delivering patient care. And at the forefront of aiding healthcare institutions cope with the pressure of treating an increasing number of patients with its comprehensive portfolio of MedTech solutions is Sweden-based Getinge. “Our status as the world leader in providing ventilators and ECMO therapy as well as the strong focus we have on collaborating with hospitals and clinicians has helped us become a beacon in the fight against COVID19,” says Mattias Perjos, president and CEO at Getinge.

Founded in 1904, Getinge has been playing a pivotal role in developing newer and more effective patient care therapies in intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, and operating room arenas. Currently, the company has grown to operating in 38 countries with more than 10,000 employees selling its solutions to customers across 135 nations worldwide. Furthermore, as a renowned firm in the delivery of therapeutic equipment for respiratory disorders, Getinge has spent the first two quarters of 2020 helping hospitals around the world treat their critically ill COVID-19 patients.

A core capability that differentiates Getinge’s ventilators from its contemporaries is its neurally adjusted ventilator assist (NAVA) technology, which allows the ventilator to pick up signals from the brain to the diaphragm when a patient is breathing. Studies indicate that this reduces the need for the need for sedation and simplifies the process of weaning a patient off a ventilator for caregivers as Getinge’s product works in harmony with a patient’s lungs. “Unlike other ventilators, the highly sophisticated solutions that we offer use NAVA technology, which enables care givers to overcome the conventional challenges in patient compliance and breathing adaptation,” adds Perjos.

Unlike other ventilators, the highly sophisticated solutions that we offer use NAVA technology, which enables care givers to overcome the conventional challenges in patient compliance and breathing adaptation

The company’s ventilators also have an in-built automation engine to assist clinicians deliver care even with minimal staffing. Moreover, the automation capability also aids caregivers in gaining a higher level of precision in highly critical procedures such as lung recruitment and more. Apart from its comprehensive portfolio of advanced ventilators, Getinge also provides its state-of-the-art extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) solutions to help patients with improper cardiovascular processes regain healthy breathing and blood oxygen levels.

Further discussing the capabilities offered by Getinge’s portfolio, Perjos mentions his company’s advanced monitoring suite of products, which are specially designed to help clinicians devise the best-suited treatment strategies for the treatment of a patient’s unique physical state. “With our advanced monitoring system, a caregiver can devise the safest and most effective treatment based on the overall health status of a patient,” states Perjos.

With such unparalleled capabilities, Getinge has ignited several success stories since its inception. In one instance, the company’s Servo-n ventilator saved the lives of an employee’s prematurely birthed triplets. After their delivery, two out of the three babies were shifted to the neonatal ICU where they would require mechanical ventilation as their lungs were not fully developed. And as finding the right level of ventilator support for neonates is a delicate balance, the hospital used Getinge’s Servo-n neonatal ventilators, which used NAVA technology to effectively and safely control the patients’ respiratory drive and nurse them back to health.

Moving forward, Getinge aims to spread awareness about the significance of tech-driven productivity within hospitals through its portfolio of products and services suite designed to enhance the operational efficiencies within ORs. To conclude, Perjos reiterates the mission at the heart of Getinge, “We want to continue helping our customers save and improve the lives of their patients by improving the productivity and efficiency of internal healthcare systems.”