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SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (Amex: ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") BioMedical Systems Division today announced the sale of two (2) BARA-MED(R) XD Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers to Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
ETC is delighted to work with Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey's oldest nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital. The 597-bed institution is one of the largest health care providers in the state.
Eric Carney, Assistant Vice President of Ambulatory Services for Saint Barnabas, stated "ETC was the clear choice as the BARA-MED XD allows for better patient comfort in both size and design. ETC has unsurpassed technology in their operating and recordkeeping system and I like how they are continuing the technological trend with the integration of their computer software with other wound care software providers."
The BARA-MED(R) XD Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers are used in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO), which is a non-invasive procedure where the patient breathes 100% oxygen while fully enclosed in a specially designed chamber at increased atmospheric pressure. HBO is the primary treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning, arterial gas embolism and decompression sickness. It is also used to promote and support healing in the management of conditions in which oxygen transport to the tissues has been disrupted by traumatic injury, infection, inflammation, or edema.
ETC is the world's only manufacturer of a computerized monoplace
hyperbaric chamber. The BARA-MED(R) XD includes a 4th generation
Windows(TM) based operating system with O.S.C.A.R. (TM) (Operating System
for Control And Recordkeeping). With O.S.C.A.R. (TM) on your team, you
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