Medtronic expects US ventilator availability in May after receiving EUA

Medtronic has announced its Puritan Bennett 560 (PB560) ventilators should be available in the United States in May.

The company received authorisation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to offer the PB560 ventilator in the U.S. through the agency’s Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) authority. This FDA decision allows Medtronic to provide another ventilator option to doctors and clinicians in the U.S. for patients with Covid-19.

Medtronic is currently in limited market release of a new remote management capability for its Puritan Bennett 980 (PB980) ventilator with two hospitals in the United States. This remote management capability aims to allow clinicians to adjust the ventilator settings outside of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and away from the patient. If the feature is well received, the limited market release will be expanded to other U.S. customers later in April.