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shorter procedures being performed, some
providers may find that its ability to induce
paralysis for roughly 35 minutes fits a niche —
if, that is, it can preclude the need for expen-
sive reversal drugs. The wholesale price for a
carton of 10 10-ml vials will be $300. 5-ml
vials, meanwhile, will run about $23 each.
• VitaHeat, which has a new distribu-
tion agreement with 3M, displayed its
UB3 Patient Warming System, a
portable conductive warming, under-
body unit. Powered by either a battery
or AC power, it has 6 independent
warming zones to give patients that
warm feeling as soon as they're on the
table. With a 3-year life expectancy, it
may end up costing as little as about $2.50 per patient, says the
company — considerably less than the disposable alternatives.
• Your patients are warm, but what about
your anesthesia provider? Augustine
Temperature Management, the makers of
the HotDog warming system, unveiled a
warming vest designed to do just that. The
vest goes for $299.
