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Answer -- We
choose "The Systems Approach to Aerosol Drug
Delivery" as a slogan because we have adopted the systems
engineering approach to create an interchangeable set of
products that can be readily adapted to practically any
aerosol drug delivery challenge.
A system is a
design that is made up of more than one functional
component. The benefits of using a system generally
outweigh the benefits of using any one of the
components alone. A system can positively influence
outcomes much more readily than a single component
can.
There is no single
approach to aerosol drug delivery; it depends on the patient,
the disease, the drug and the specific therapeutic outcome
that is to be achieved. Sometimes we wish to
target upper airways; sometimes it's lower airways or the
endobronchial region. Sometimes we use inexpensive drugs
that are not dose critical and other times we use expensive
pharmaceuticals that must be given in precisely controlled
amounts, Usually, the patients are alert and
cooperative; occasionally they're not. An adaptable system, designed with variable
therapeutic outcomes in mind, guides the clinician in choosing
the most appropriate configuration for the patient's
requirements.
A system is often
less expensive to implement and operate over time because
necessary components can be individually swapped in or out,
depending on need. This beats having to open a new
package or break out a new device every time there's a change
in the care plan.
By embracing The Systems Approach to Aerosol Drug Delivery,
Healthline Medical has created an entire aerosol drug
delivery system based upon its unique nebulizer-enhancing device
called the Medicator® "Aerosol Maximizer," which
dramatically increases the efficiency of virtually any commercial
nebulizer. With its patented diaphragm/reservoir bag
combination, this device so vastly improves aerosol drug delivery
(by a factor of 2-3 times) that it essentially cuts breathing time in half or more by
retaining and using aerosolized medication that would have been
wasted with a standard nebulizer/tee system.
The Medicator® offers multiple benefits, including increased
patient compliance and reduced therapist time. The system
minimizes environmental contamination, costly drug waste and
dosing "guesswork," due to its reliable, repeatable
doses. The Medicator Plus® takes the systems approach a
step further and adds the ability to effectively filter the
exhaled port to eliminate therapist exposure to patient-exhaled
aerosol particles. The system can use any nebulizer or any
respiratory filter of your choosing or you can pick from the
choices we offer. The simple-to-use system can be used for
adults and children, including infants. A Convenience Kit
adapter maintains high efficiency even with an extension tubing for
mouthpiece or mask.
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