QED Environmental Systems articles
Safety is absolutely paramount in the medical industry, with lives literally at stake if something were o go wrong. Regrettably, this was more than reinforced recently following the tragic news of a death of a newborn at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, after it was mistakenly administered nitrous oxide (N2O) instead of oxygen (O2) in July this year.
A tragic occurrence of similar circumstance was literally the reason behin
Safety is absolutely paramount in the medical industry, with lives literally at stake if something were to go wrong. Regrettably, this was more than reinforced recently following the tragic news of a death of a newborn at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, after it was mistakenly administered nitrous oxide (N2O) instead of oxygen (O2) in July this year.
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The accuracy of incubator gases within an IVF laboratory plays a major role in the success of IVF programs in any fertility clinic today. Therefore, choosing the right equipment is key. Leading Atlanta, US-based IVF clinic, Reproductive Biology Associates’ (RBA) decision to choose a market-leading solution from Geotech, the G100 portable CO2 analyser has improved its overall success rates for clinical pregnancy and imple
There is a large and growing number of fertility clinics throughout the UK, all registered on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) database. Each clinic is carefully monitored and assessed by the HFEA to ensure patients are protected and receive a service of high standard – even the clinic’s ‘Success Rates’ and ‘Inspection Reports’ are published online.
Clinics naturally want to increase their success rates due to the hig
About the customer
An Assisted Reproduction Unit based in the United Kingdom
Challenge the customer faced
The principal embryologist at the ARU needed an easy-to-use and reliable way of checking that the incubator’s on-board CO2 and temperature monitors could be verified.
The Geotech product
ARU purchased the Geotech G100 CO2 analyser and use it to demonstrate accurate and repeatable CO2 readings
Report in the Medical Gas Association newsletter
Consultation with medical gas quality controllers (QCs) to optimise specification has lead to, "A major improvement in portable instrumentation for the analysis of medical gases," according to Ed Doyle QC (MGPS). He reported in the August 2010 issue of the Medical Gas Association (www.mga.org.uk) newsletter on his experience with the new Geotech G210 N2O medical gas analyser.
The Geotech product
About the customer
Dental practice, Dover, England
Challenge the customer faced
A dental engineer was sent to investigate N2O problems at the dental surgery after complaints from staff about the effects of the gas. Previous passive monitoring in the surgery had indicated a time weighted average (TWA) of N2O at 90ppm, and a suspected leak in a faulty machine. The machine was sent to be repaired, however staff continued to notice the eff
The Geotech G100, which measures CO2 from 0-20%, is used to demonstrate accurate and repeatable CO2 readings of the atmosphere inside incubators. In just a few seconds an embryologist is able to take a reading from various incubators, all of which will have a different means of sampling the air inside an incubator, without fully opening the inner door and adversely affecting the environment.
It is essential that laboratory incubators run at a consistent temperature, humidity and CO