U.K., Sept. 14 -- Hospitals across Israel have introduced a new respiratory system to help clinicians in ICUs cope with complications caused by ventilators.
This follows a surge in the number of patients being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 who require ventilation. Today Israel became the first country worldwide to impose a second lockdown, recognising that it was entering a second wave of the virus.
The AnapnoGuard respiratory system has an automatic control unit and endotracheal tube designed to prevent ventilator-associated complications such as pneumonia and injury to the trachea. It works alongside a ventilator, using automation to monitor air leakage from the lungs and seal the trachea.
Developed and manufactured by Israeli ...