Lecture: Free Oxygen and Reduced Vapour Costs: New Concepts in Anaesthesia with the Free-Ox and ADE-Circle Systems

14 March 2007

David Humphrey will be presenting on the revolutionary new anaesthesia system the Humphrey Free-Ox and ADE circle system. This lecture will be held on 14th March 2007, 7pm for a 7.30pm start at the Southern Animal Referral Centre.

When: Wednesday 14th March 2007, 7pm for 7.30pm start
Where: Southern Animal Referral Centre

If you wish to attend please fax back the Lecture RSVP Fax Back Sheet

A new anaesthesia and critical care machine, the Humphrey “Free-Ox”, has been developed in South Africa and takes advantage of the extraction of oxygen from air by an oxygen concentrator. The latter provides oxygen (93%) for many thousands of hours at almost no cost, and is now very reliable and easy to maintain. The monthly costs of cylinder rental and refilling are thus eliminated.

The “Free-Ox” anaesthetic machine incorporates the Humphrey ADE-circle anaesthetic breathing system which uses minimal maintenance flows of only 500 ml/min for all animals; this results in a significant saving of isoflurane and sevoflurane. When not used for anaesthesia, the machine can be used for critical care oxygen therapy which has previously been prohibitively expensive when using cylinders. The “Free-Ox” machine thus adds a new cost-effective dimension to anaesthesia and critical care, saving on oxygen and anaesthetic vapours. On connection to a mains electrical source, it is immediately ready to use.

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