With the CARDIOHELP Maquet has brought a versatile support system into the market. CARDIOHELP provides a compact, easy-to-use, reliable and safe extracorporeal respiratory and/or circulatory support system for a number of applications in varying locations within and outside the hospital environment. CARDIOHELP’s intuitive fast set-up and handling enables support to be initiated rapidly and safely by medical staff even in hospitals that do not have a cardiac surgery service. This means that patient’s diagnosed with,  for example ARDS, multiple organ failure, hypothermic cardiac arrest, anaphylactic shock, low cardiac output (during coronary angiography or PTCA),  pulmonary embolism and intoxication as well as those who need cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can now receive appropriate and immediate support and therapy when and where it’s needed.

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is today a standard procedure for short term cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during surgery and for  extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for both shorter and prolonged respiratory and/or circulatory support. In both applications the essential components are an oxygenator (artificial lung) and a blood pump and within the HLS Modules even a VAD (Ventricular Assist Device). MAQUET Cardiovascular is in the technological forefront internationally as a developer and supplier of these two devices and other associated devices.

• Blood compatibility: Heparin coating, minimized extrinsic surface and small priming volume, gentle blood transport and no blood-air contact
• Safety: No plasma leakages and no risk of microbubbles, thanks to a diffusion membrane; housing materials specially strengthened for long-term use and transportation.
• Performance: Optimal oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, outstanding heat exchanger efficiency for cooling and warming the blood.
• Reduced systemic heparinization: Avoidance of blood-air contact, minimal extrinsic surfaces, heparin coating throughout.