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Safety is absolutely paramount in the medical industry, with lives literally at stake if something were to go wrong.  Regrettably, this was more than reinforced recently following the tragic news of a death of a newborn at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, after it was mistakenly administered nitrous oxide (N2O) instead of oxygen (O2) in July this year.

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Safety is absolutely paramount in the medical industry, with lives literally at stake if something were o go wrong. Regrettably, this was more than reinforced recently following the tragic news of a death of a newborn at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, after it was mistakenly administered nitrous oxide (N2O) instead of oxygen (O2) in July this year.

A tragic occurrence of similar circumstance was literally the reason behin

The accuracy of incubator gases within an IVF laboratory plays a major role in the success of IVF programs in any fertility clinic today.  Therefore, choosing the right equipment is key.  Leading Atlanta, US-based IVF clinic, Reproductive Biology Associates’ (RBA) decision to choose a market-leading solution from Geotech, the G100 portable CO2 analyser has improved its overall success rates for clinical pregnancy and imple

There is a large and growing number of fertility clinics throughout the UK, all registered on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) database.  Each clinic is carefully monitored and assessed by the HFEA to ensure patients are protected and receive a service of high standard – even the clinic’s ‘Success Rates’ and ‘Inspection Reports’ are published online.

Clinics naturally want to increase their success rates due to the hig

About the customer

An Assisted Reproduction Unit based in the United Kingdom

Challenge the customer faced

The principal embryologist at the ARU needed an easy-to-use and reliable way of checking that the incubator’s on-board CO2 and temperature monitors could be verified.

The Geotech product

ARU purchased the Geotech G100 CO2 analyser and use it to demonstrate accurate and repeatable CO2 readings