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19.11.08
Easy access to patient information
Lübeck, Germany – In today’s dynamic healthcare environment, there is a growing complexity of networks and devices. Physicians and nurses are increasingly mobile, yet they need to make quick decisions based on clinical evidence located elsewhere. As a result, clinicians need easy access to information for decision support – regardless of where they are or the location of the data.
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19.11.08
Seamless patient transport
Lübeck, Germany – The continuous monitoring of vital signs and a process that is as simple as possible – these are the challenges faced when transporting patients within the hospital. Both processes are simplified by the Pick and Go technology which is part of Dräger’s Infinity Delta monitor series. Everyone benefits – the patients, the clinic staff, and the hospital. Zurich University Hospital (Switzerland) is already using the devices successfully.
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19.11.08
Benefitting from Gentler Therapies and Diagnostics
Lübeck, Germany – Non-invasive methods are on the increase for medical treatment, patient monitoring and diagnostics as they can help to avoid infections and mean less pain and stress for patients. Dräger offers a variety of products for non-invasive application in clinics.
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19.11.08
New ventilation component: Dräger expands the Infinity Acute Care System
Lübeck – With the Dräger Evita Infinity V500, Dräger launched the next
component of the Infinity Acute Care System at the Medica trade fair.
This patient supply system aims to improve clinical processes and
workflows by offering especially powerful individual components for
patient monitoring, therapy and information management.
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19.11.08
Fast and effective testing for drugs of abuse: the Dräger DrugTest 5000
Lübeck, Germany – Using the Dräger DrugTest 5000, up to six different drug classes can be detected within minutes. Since this compact, system for detecting drugs of abuse analyzes saliva, it is also extremely simple and hygienic to use. Furthermore, modern data management capabilities ensure sample documentation is easy to create.
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23.09.08
First ‘Bernhard Dräger Award for Advanced Treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure’ awarded to Dr Hermann Heinze
Lübeck – The European Society for Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) has awarded the first ‘Bernhard Dräger Award for Advanced Treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure’ to Dr Hermann Heinze, from the Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital.
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11.07.08
Dräger announces first implementation of new wireless Infinity® M300 patient-worn monitor
Innovative system addresses challenges of telemetry monitoring: viewing patient data at the patient’s side, alarm management, and cost of disposable batteries
Lübeck, Germany – Dräger today announced the first implementations of its new Infinity® M300 patient-worn monitor. The new telemetry system has been installed at major hospitals in the United States and in Germany.
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04.06.08
The Dräger Vapor turns 50
Lübeck, Germany – For more than half a century the Dräger Vapor® liquid-anesthetic vaporizer has been supporting anesthetists in enabling patients to remain unconscious and pain free during surgery.more
02.06.08
Dräger Award for Intensive Care Medicine bestowed
Lübeck – At this year's Congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), Euroanaesthesia 2008, in Copenhagen, the ESA presented the “Dräger Award for Intensive Care Medicine”.
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09.05.08
2008 annual general meeting: Dräger shareholders elect a new Supervisory Board
Nominated candidates elected
Shareholders pay tribute to the services of the longstanding Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Prof. Dr. Dieter Feddersen
Dr. Nikolaus Schweickart is the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Dividend: EUR 0.55 per preferred share and EUR 0.49 per common share
Authorization to purchase treasury shares extended
First quarter of 2008: Dräger improves order intake and net sales
- Growth in both divisions
- Non-recurring expenses
Lübeck, Germany – Based on the first quarter, Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
confirms its forecast of stable EBIT (before non-recurring expenses) for 2008
with slightly higher net sales than in the prior year. In the first quarter of 2008,
both order intake and net sales developed well.
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28.04.08
New ventilator joins the Oxylog family
Lübeck – The Oxylog 2000 plus¹ is the newest member of the Oxylog
family of emergency and transport ventilators. The device is specifically
designed for ambulance services and emergency departments,
combining volume controlled ventilation with ventilation modes that
support patient’s spontaneous breathing.
¹ The product is not yet available in all countries. more
08.04.08
Ventilator-associated pneumonia – still a huge problem in medical institutions
Nosocomial infections constitute a major health problem throughout the
world. Besides increased morbidity and mortality, they are also a cause
of prolonged hospital stays and higher costs.
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18.03.08
Annual accounts press conference 2008:
Dräger invests in innovation, quality and efficiency
Slight growth in revenues and earnings (before nonrecurring
expenses)
Significant growth expected in the mid term
Lübeck, Germany – Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA closed fiscal year 2007 with
slight growth in revenues and earnings (before non-recurring expenses).
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17.03.08
Changes at Drägerwerk
Executive Board of Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG has new
members and new functions
Candidates nominated for the new election of the Supervisory
Board at the annual general meeting
Lübeck, Germany – On March 17, 2008, the Supervisory Board of
Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG appointed three new members to the Company’s
Executive Board effective as of April 1, 2008:
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21.02.08
Dräger Group records slight increase in revenues and EBIT
– Focus on mid and long-term added value
– Investment in innovation, quality and efficiency
– Plans for strong mid-term income growth
– Proposed dividend on same level as prior year – Statutory audit ongoing
Lübeck, Germany – The Dräger Group just topped prior-year revenues and EBIT in fiscal year 2007 thanks to another strong final quarter.
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09.01.08
Dräger delivers basic component for Medical Cockpit™
A complete system for intensive care, anesthesia and perinatal medicine
is planned. Stefan Dräger: “Infinity allows the doctor to make fast and
well-founded decisions.”
Lübeck - Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG has delivered the first basic
component for the planned Medical Cockpit™ of the Infinity® Acute Care
System™ (Infinity ACS) complete system.
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