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FDA OK's Draeger Fabius MRI Anesthesia Machine

Posted on August 19, 2008

Dr ger Medical, Inc., an American subsidiary of Dr gerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, has just announced that its MRI-compatible Fabius anesthesia machine has received FDA clearance. From now on sedating and anesthetizing all those wiggly toddlers and demented Gomers, who only move at the wrong time, will be easier and safer: no flying oxygen tanks, no five meter ventilating circuits.The Fabius MRI is designed for use with 1.5T and 3.0T MRI systems. An integrated Teslameter provides an acoustic alarm if the Fabius MRI is positioned within a field strength greater than 40mTesla (400 Gauss).The Fabius MRI...

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