Health Canada Grants Emergency Use Authorization for N8 Medical CeraShieldTM Endotracheal Tubes in Mechanically Ventilated ...
(WorldNews Canada)

DUBLIN, Ohio, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- N8 Medical, LLC (N8 Medical) today announced that Health Canada has granted Dr. John Muscedere of Kingston General Hospital`s emergency request to begin using the N8 Medical CeraShieldTM Endotracheal Tubes in mechanically-ventilated COVID-19 patients. N8 Medical`s CeraShieldTM Endotracheal Tube has a patented anti-fouling coating that is designed to prevent deadly bacterial infections that frequently occur in ventilated patients with respiratory viral infections. In contrast, conventional endotracheal tubes allow pathogenic bacteria to grow on the tube surfaces within hours and form slime-like aggregations of millions of...