Getinge has a world leading position in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In recent years customer demand has increased and due to the Covid-19 pandemic the demand has increased further. Therefore, Getinge is making significant investments in production to further support customers and patients worldwide.

Getinge has a broad, high-end product portfolio for short-term or prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) that includes a choice of devices and consumables to provide individual and sufficient extracorporeal heart and lung support, such as centrifugal pumps, oxygenators, heater units, tubing sets, and catheters and cannulae.

“We have seen a rising product demand for ECLS/ECMO therapy related products and will continue to increase our production to help our customers save more lives”, says Lena Hagman, EVP Quality & Regulatory Compliance & Managing Director Cardiopulmonary at Getinge. “Getinge has increased production output of Heart Lung Support (HLS) Advanced Sets and Permanent Life Support (PLS) Sets this year by more than 30% at our production facility in Hechingen and 110% in Rastatt and we have ambitious plans for continued growth“.

The significant investments at Getinge’s manufacturing facilities in Hechingen and Rastatt, Germany, are primarily related to increased production capacity. This includes various production tools, assembly machinery, coating equipment but also significant headcount increase of production employees.

On April 6, 2020, the US Food & Drug Administration issued guidance to temporarily expand the availability of devices used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy in the US. Cardiohelp and HLS Advanced Sets can now be used for long term (>6 hours) respiratory/ cardiopulmonary support in patients with Covid-19.

“We are doing our utmost to support healthcare workers and their patients during this global crisis”, says Lena Hagman.

Getinge Hospital Engineering Forum - Focus on Improving Healthcare

Getinge announces the second edition of the Getinge Hospital Engineering Forum which took place at the Getinge Academy in Rastatt, Germany (26-27 October 2016). On day one, international speakers shared their insights and experience through presentations and case studies on image guided surgery and automation in healthcare. ‘The hospital of the future but always with the patient in mind’ was the focus for day two. This format was interactive and enabled participants to put questions to the speakers throughout both days. Over 160 hospital planners, managers and architects, from across Europe, Middle East & Africa attended and had the opportunity to network with scientific experts and medical device industry.

This successful event was chaired by Prof. Guy-Bernard Cadière,  Head of the Digestive Surgery Department of CHU Saint-Pierre in Brussels, Belgium and Director and Founder of the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery and Mr. Antoine Agathon, Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Image Guided Surgery of Strasbourg (IHU Strasbourg).

"I was invited by Getinge to attend this forum in order to present on minimally invasive surgery and provide the point of view of the surgeon. With the revolution of minimally invasive surgery, the set-up of the hospital has changed becoming more complex and this has an impact in terms of hospital engineering and development. It is important that medical technology companies such as Getinge, hospital architects and planners consider the surgeon’s needs when looking at hospitals in the future." said Prof. Guy-Bernard Cadière.

"It was inspirational and beneficial to hear the cutting edge technology presentations and to have the opportunity to meet speakers from around the world." said Mieszko B Niedzwiecki, AIA, SARP, Partner, N+Parametric Design.