VIA Medical neonatal blood gas and chemistry monitor system launch expected in spring of 1998.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
VIA MEDICAL NEONATAL BLOOD GAS AND CHEMISTRY MONITOR LAUNCH NEXT SPRING for use in neonatal intensive care units is anticipated by the company. A similar adult version of the portable system, also intended for near-real-time, point-of-care bedside blood gas and chemistry monitoring, commenced U.S. shipments Dec. 1 at a list price of $7,995, the firm says. Disposable sensors used with the device, which last up to three days, list for $165 each. The neonatal version of the system will be priced at a slight premium to the adult version but final pricing has not yet been set, according to the company.