More hospitals trust Philips monitoring equipment with the care of their neonatal patients than all other manufacturers combined. As the leader in neonatal monitoring, we are introducing a new line of neonatal blood pressure solutions designed specifically to prevent misconnection errors that might cause harm to your most vulnerable patients. These new neonatal blood pressure cuffs, hoses and upgrade kits do not use Luer connectors, which can pose a significant safety hazard for misconnections.
Ideal for today’s NICU The solution is intuitive and easy to use, and can help prevent misconnections between blood pressure devices and other medical accessories, such as feeding tubes, catheters, IV tubing, and needleless IV ports. Clinicians can deliver a high standard of care without the bright lights and loud noises that impact the long-term developmental outcomes of premature infants.* | |  |
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The Philips quality you expect
The new Philips neonatal blood pressure solution is designed with patient comfort, durability, and cost in mind. The cuffs are available in color/graphic-coded sizes 1-5 that are easy to use and fit all of your neonatal monitoring needs.
Upgrades are easy
Backward compatible, connector upgrade kits are available to allow care teams to meet new requirements while using older equipment. Upgrading your solution is easy and can be done by virtually any team member.
Philips new cuffs, air hoses, and upgrade kits are in compliance with new regulations to prevent misconnections when measuring blood pressure in neonates and infants.
* Neurodevelopmental care in the NICU, Susan Aucott, Pamela K. Donohue, Eileen Atkins, Marilee C. Allen, Eudowood Division of Neonatology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 2002.
Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Family-centered Developmentally Supportive Care, Björn Westrup, MD, PhD, Neonatal Program, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm. Sweden, 2005.