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Our CareStar Plus breathing system filters provide an excellent and cost-efficient solution. Due to its high performing electrostatic filtration medium, CareStar Plus protects the patient from potentially present microorganisms in the inspired air as … More Information
well as the ventilator breathing system from airborne microorganisms that the patient exhales. This reduces the risk of possible cross infection and promotes patient and staff safety.We designed our TwinStar Plus breathing system filters/HMEs to combine all the advantages of our filter and HME portfolio—to help you save on costs and promote patient healing. They efficiently humidify and heat the inspired air of the ventilator-dep … More Information
endent patient. Additionally, with their high bacterial and viral filtration efficiency rates they help sustain infection prevention. Our TwinStar Plus portfolio supports the protection of your patient from potentially present microorganisms in the inspired air as well as safeguards the ventilator breathing system from airborne microorganisms that the patient exhales.To protect patients’ respiratory system from drying out and ensuing lung damage, our HumidStar Plus HME supports to passively humidify the air they inhale. The HME medium of our HumidStar® Plus HMEs consists of a microporous polymer foam that was spe … More Information
cially developed for this application as it returns a high degree of moisture. In addition, we offer the HumidStar Trach Plus for tracheostomized patients.