MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc., and Masimo Global Medical Technology Company have entered into an agreement for MWI to distribute Masimo products.
Masimo is touted as a global leader in noninvasive monitoring technologies. MWI will have two products from Masimo available to their customer base of veterinarians and animal healthcare providers across the United States. The two products include Masimo's Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter with upgradable rainbow technology and Masimo's handheld Rad-5 and portable Rad-8® with SET Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry.
MWI was founded in 1976 in Nampa, Idaho by Millard Wallace Ickes, DVM. They are distributors of animal health products across the United States and United Kingdom. MWI sells animal product animal products including vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, micro feed ingredients, supplies, pet food, capital equipment and nutritional products.
Kristin Krawczyk, MWI National Equipment Program Manager, shared, “Veterinarians understand Masimo's breakthrough pulse oximetry technology delivers accurate measurements, even during patient movement and low perfusion. We look forward to working with Masimo to expand its reach into the veterinary market and to meet the upsurge in demand for its breakthrough pulse oximetry technology."
According to the company, Masimo’s technology is designed to help provide clinicians with oxygen saturation measurements even in challenging condition, such as patient motion and low perfusion of the animal. Masimo SET is designed to eliminate false alarms and assist in increasing a clinician’s ability to detect life-threatening events.
Bob Klostermann, a veterinarian and consultant at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, reported that the Masimo pulse oximeters have fewer drop-offs and subsequent false alarms in the post-operative period.
For more information about MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc., visit www.mwivet.com.
The official website of Masimo is www.masimo.com.
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