Integrated Medical Systems (IMS) has been selected by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund for funding and will be commercializing their technology in El Paso. UTEP and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are partnering with them on commercialization of LS-1, which was originally designed for the military. The LS-1 is a portable unit intended to supply intensive care functionality for adult and pediatric patients. The 40-pound unit combines the following medical device capabilities: physiological monitoring (electrocardiogram, invasive pressure monitoring, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, temperature, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, and heart rate); low rate and high rate infusion pumps; a fluid warmer; a ventilator with carbon dioxide and oxygen monitoring capabilities; and the ability to deliver oxygen to a patient (using an external oxygen cylinder or oxygen concentrator).
The LS-1 may be operated using either battery power or an external power source. It is intended to be used in hospitals, aircraft, ambulances, field hospitals, and extended care facilities.
In 2011, Healthcare Design Magazine named the LS-1 among the Most Innovative Products of 2011. This year, the device industry's leading publication, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, has assembled a jury of industry leaders who selected the LS-1 – dubbed as the "suitcase ICU" – as a finalist for the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Award in the category of critical care and emergency medicine products. As a result, the LS-1 will be featured in the April issue of the magazine, and LS-1 is a candidate for higher recognition at their annual design conference in May.
Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Signal Hill, Calif.
2010 editorial by IMS vice president
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