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TrueVue Oesophageal Doppler Monitor Developer Guards Its Space In A Market Characterized By Multinationals

 
• By Ashley Yeo

The UK market has become tougher for smaller innovators, says Andy Mears, CEO of Deltex Medical, which plans to launch a new iteration of its minimally invasive ultrasound-based technology, the oesophageal Doppler monitor. He explained how market access challenges have steepened.

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Medtech Insight caught up with Deltex Medical CEO Andy Mears during the Medica 2024 exhibition and conference in Düsseldorf, Germany, where the UK SME was profiling its TrueVue technology and taking the opportunity to meet international distributors for current and future business expansion.

TrueVue, the minimally invasive oesophageal Doppler monitor (ODM), measures blood flow in the central circulation in real time. Over the years, it has won the confidence of many anaesthetists and...

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