3M unveils Bair Hugger Forced-Warming Technology to Sri Lanka

3M Sri Lanka recently introduced Bair Hugger Forced-Warming Technology to the medical sector in Sri Lanka, establishing yet another innovation from 3M’s comprehensive portfolio of diverse products and solutions globally.

Forced-air warming technology has grown to become a staple in hospitals around the world, safely warming millions of patients each year.

The amount of scientific evidence behind this technology is overwhelming, with more than 170 published studies documenting the clinical benefits of forced-air warming for maintaining normal body temperature, or normothermia.

Today, the technology from Arizant Healthcare Inc., a 3M Health Care Company, is used in more than 80 per cent of US hospitals and warms more than 50,000 patients each day.

Developed as a way to warm patients after surgery, forced-air warming has expanded its reach into the operating room and preoperative environments. 3M states that its Bair Hugger therapy, now a part of the 3M Infection Prevention portfolio of solutions, was the world’s first forced-air warming system. While manufacturers continue to develop new warming methods, none seem to match forced-air warming’s combination of safety, ease-of-use and effectiveness.

“Before the development of forced-air warming, there was no effective way to keep surgical patients warm,” notes Sanjaya Rekawa, Division Manager – Health Care at 3M Sri Lanka. “This method is safe, efficient, easy to use and inexpensive, and as a result, has become the most common way of keeping patients warm during and after surgery.”

3M Sri Lanka’s channel partner Technomedics Pvt. Ltd. is authorised to sell and provide after sales service to customers in Sri Lanka.