Who are Radiometer?
Radiometer is the world's leading provider of technologically advanced acute care solutions that simplify and automate all phases of acute care testing at the point-of-care.
The history of Radiometer as we are today began in 1954 when we developed the world’s first commercially available blood gas analyser.
Since then we have expanded our portfolio to include: Blood samplers, Immunoassay testing, IT Middleware, Transcutaneous monitoring, and Haematology.
Our mission is to help caregivers make diagnostic decisions that save lives, with the vision of Improving global healthcare with reliable, fast and easy patient diagnoses.
How has Radiometer improved outcomes for the NHS and patients?
Most commonly known for our blood gas analyser solutions, the ABL90 FLEX PLUS is the latest in our developments.
Using our latest innovations in modern technology enables this analyser to measure 19 critical tests – including creatinine and urea, in 35 seconds on a single blood sample using just 65µl of blood. This makes this analyser suited for helping to streamline workflows and workloads in the busiest hospital departments such as the ED and ICU.
Additionally, the ABL90 FLEX PLUS micro-mode enables neonatal capillary blood gas samples measurements using just 45µl of blood.
Coupled with the AQT90 FLEX immunoassay analyser which measures; cardiac, infection, inflammation, pregnancy and coagulation parameters, all our solutions are designed so that staff spend less time with analysers and more time with patients.
Our AQURE IT middleware helps facilitate all aspects of governance and compliance so that everyone can have full confidence in an effective and robust point-of-care setup.
Another specialist part of our portfolio is our Transcutaneous Monitoring systems.
Transcutaneous monitoring (TCM) can play a key role in helping staff managing the delicate balance that is neonatal oxygenation and ventilation.
Designed to work in parallel with blood gas sampling, TCM provides continuous information on a patient’s tcpO2 and tcpCO2 and so may also reduce the amount of blood samples needing to be drawn from a baby in the NICU.
In adults, TCM is used routinely in NIV titration as well as Sleep Disorder Breathing management. In a vascular setting TCM is used to monitor oxygen delivery to the tissue for patients suffering Peripheral Arterial Disease, as well helping to accurately determine amputation levels.
What has been your greatest achievement to date? And were there any measurable outcomes that accompanied this achievement?
From a technology perspective our greatest achievement is likely to be the development of the ABL90 FLEX PLUS analyser.
As this analyser can measure 19 critical tests – including creatinine and urea, in 35 seconds on a single blood sample using just 65µl of blood and enable neonatal capillary blood gas samples measurements using just 45µl of blood. It is suited to help staff in busy EDs, whilst minimising the amount of blood drawn for blood gas samples for the most fragile patients in the NICU.
This can be measured by the uptime and workload of the analysers, as well as the reduction in required blood for samples in both adult and neonatal patients when compared to our older and other blood gas systems.
How many organisations/clients currently utilise the service/solution across the UK?
Most NHS Trusts use some of our analysers, whether it is our ABL800 FLEX, ABL90 FLEX, ABL90 FLEX PLUS, AQT90 FLEX or TCM systems.
Is there anything you would like to make delegates aware of ahead of the NHS Long Term Plan 2020 conference on 29th April?
We strive to provide caregivers the insight and confidence that help them arrive at the right diagnostic decisions, which help save lives.
It’s a matter of pride and humility for us that the information our solutions provide are often the difference between life and death. And this is what drives and unites us as a company.
Our ambitious and innovative colleagues continually work hard to meet the needs and even surpass the expectations of our customers by bringing new and innovative life-saving ideas to the market.
At Radiometer, we never take care for granted.
Every day, half a million blood samples are tested around the world using Radiometer equipment – that’s seven samples a second, 420 samples a minute and more than 25,000 samples an hour. Every year, millions of lives are touched by the information our solutions provide, and this is why we strive to be our very best every day.
Only by understanding the needs of our caregivers, can we develop the right products and solutions to fulfil our vision of improving global healthcare. The more critical the setting, the greater the requirement and that is why we strive to provide solutions that are reliable, fast and easy to understand and use.
Building on the value of continuous improvement and an ambition to meet customer needs, our vision is to improve global healthcare with reliable, fast and easy patient diagnoses.
We work so that whatever comes next, we make sure that life comes first.
What do you feel are the key points delegates need to digest when considering a partnership with Radiometer?
Managing a point-of-care solution is a team effort, and for that reason all our partners have dedicated Medical Sales Specialists, Field Service Engineers and Training and Implementation Specialists.
Additionally, you have a team in our office to support everything from clinical and application questions to order and delivery queries.
We are here to help you support you service and facilitate governance and compliance.
If you would like to learn more about Radiometer please visit https://www.radiometer.co.uk/
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