Philips, Edwards collaborate to enhance patient monitoring

A partnership announced Tuesday between Philips Healthcare and Edwards Lifesciences will integrate Edwards' oximetry catheter and sensor technology with Philips’ IntelliVue patient monitors.

According to Irvine, Calif.-based Edwards, the integration will help to reduce the amount of patient monitors for each patient and allow access to patient reports via EMRs.

Under the collaboration, a module has been developed which makes Edwards’ PreSep, PediaSat and Swan-Ganz oximetry catheters compatible with Philips' models MP40 through MP90 of the IntelliVue patient monitors.


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