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The easy-to-use DRE SP1500 Plus is safe, accurate, and features an expanded infusion rate range.

DRE Inc., a premier international medical and surgical equipment supplier, recently introduced a new syringe pump called the DRE SP1500 Plus. DRE is currently supplying the SP1500 Plus to medical facilities throughout the United States and abroad.

The versatile DRE SP1500 Plus Standard Syringe Pump provides accurate, continuous infusion of medications at rates up to 1500 ml/h. It supports all major syringe brands with volumes from 10 ml to 100 ml, and its expandable drug library comes standard with 15 drug names.

The intuitive design of the SP1500 Plus makes it one of the easiest to use syringe pumps on the market. It features a straightforward numeric keypad that allows physicians to quickly and simply enter parameters.

In addition to being easy to use, the SP1500 Plus is highly versatile and meets the fluid and drug delivery requirements of today’s changing clinical environment. And as long as the proper syringe is used, the SP1500 Plus maintains a volumetric accuracy with delivery errors that do not exceed ±2 percent for any one-hour period over 72 hours at five ml/h.

The accuracy of the SP1500 Plus is enhanced by its programmed anti-bolus and anti-siphon functions. These functions help prevent over-infusion of drugs. Anti-bolus and anti-siphon functions are extremely important in neonatology and pediatrics because these types of practices use very small doses and volumes.

The SP1500 Plus is indicated for infusion via intravenous (IV), intra-arterial (IA), epidural or subcutaneous routes of administration. Infusion rates are programmable from 0.1 to 1500 ml/h.

At about 5.7 lbs. (2.6 kg), the SP1500 Plus is battery-equipped and can be placed on a table or affixed to an IV pole. Its space-saving horizontal design allows physicians to place multiple SP1500 Plus syringe pumps on a single IV pole.

The SP1500 Plus is the latest product in DRE’s established line of hospital equipment and surgical equipment products. DRE’s product line includes the DRE Integra AV-S Anesthesia Machine, the DRE Waveline Plus Vital Signs Monitor, and the DRE Maxx Luxx II Surgical Operating Room Lighting System.

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The health sector of Nigeria has been facing hardships for many years, primarily due to a lack of funding. The equipment in almost all government hospitals are dilapidated or non-existent. Realizing that the Nigerian government cannot tackle the challenges facing healthcare alone, a global partnership between the Coca-Cola African Foundation (TCCAF) and MedShare International, a US-based non-profit organization, has been formed to alleviate some of these problems.

Hospital equipment has been procured under the auspices of the global partnership between TCCAF and MedShare International. The first shipment of equipment, delivered in a 40-foot container, has now been delivered to Massey Street Children’s Hospital Lagos. This medical equipment will help to strengthen the institution’s capacity to provide healthcare to millions of children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.

The donation includes patient transport equipment, anesthesia equipment, operating room tables, dental examination and surgical chairs, medical furniture, and other much needed medical equipment.

Under this partnership, the foundation has granted $400,000 over a five-year period to Medshare International in Africa for the necessary medical equipment and supplies.

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In response to the earthquake disaster in China’s Sichuan province, Mindray Medical has announced that the company and its employees have together made donations of cash and medical equipment to the Red Cross Society of China.

Mindray Medical International, a manufacturer of medical devices, is globally headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with US headquarters on New Jersey. The medical equipment donated by the company for the disaster relief efforts included multi-parameter patient monitors and portable vital sign monitors. The combined value of the donations made by the company and its employees is over RMB3.2 million.

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