TELFORD, Pa. & LUEBECK, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2005--Draeger Medical, today announced its SmartCare(TM)/PS option for the EvitaXL ventilator has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is available for sales in the U.S. SmartCare is a knowledge-based ventilation system developed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the weaning process. SmartCare can reduce patient intensive care days as well as ventilator days by integrating protocolized care into ventilation weaning.
