A ventilator is a life support machine that monitors and forces breathing either during operation or within an intensive care unit. Ventilators are also used during treatment for serious lung disease or infection, such as COVID-19. The ventilator pushes oxygen into the lungs to help people breathe easier or to assist people who have lost the ability to breathe on their own and removes carbon dioxide from the body. At TTI, we have a wide range of airflow sensors to monitor the flow of air and oxygen, pressure sensors to detect patients' breathing (60mbar), board mount pressure for filter blockage detection, heavy-duty pressure for gas cylinder pressure, oxygen sensors for concentration, and humidity & temperature sensors for airflow monitoring. We also supply connectors, cables, medical heat shrink tubing, electromechanical components, and medically certified power suppliers.

Oxygen concentrators reduce the level of nitrogen in the air and increase the oxygen level in the air and blood, helping the patient to breathe more easily. They are increasingly being used for patient care in the home and portable version are now available giving better support to patients with respiratory illnesses like COPD. At TTI, we stock a wide range of pressure, airflow, and oxygen sensors, relays, switches, and medically certified power suppliers, suited for this device.

Patient monitoring is crucial to understanding a patient’s medical status. Modern patient monitoring requires the use of IoT-powered devices, to be used in intensive care, operating rooms, and at the patient’s home. Patient monitors include SpO₂ (oxygen saturation), blood pressure, respiration, temperature, glucose, and ECGs monitoring.

Non-Contact Temperature Monitoring devices use Thermopile IR technology for high sensitivity, fast response time, and are relatively low-cost solutions. NTC sensors are used in contact temperature measurements yielding fast accurate readings in 4-10 seconds. These and other related sensors are available at TTI. 

Pulse oximetry involves sensors for determining arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate (PR) of a patient through an attached finger sensor-clip, these can be reusable by complete submersion in cleaning liquid or they can be disposable items. TTI stocks a range of Honeywell EnviteC SpO₂ sensors for this specific application.

TTI has a wide range of airflow, temperature, humidity, pressure, oxygen sensors, SpO₂ sensors along with connectors, switches, relays, and medical power supplies.

Infusion pumps deliver the correct dosage of fluid, medicines, or nutrients to the patient, through the bloodstream or directly to the stomach. Modern infusion pumps are portable and smaller than ever, allowing them to be used in the home, as well as in hospital wards and intensive care units. Infusion pumps use force sensors to measure the pressure inside the tube to detect blockages and determine when fluid bags need to be changed. MagnetoResistive (MR) position sensors monitor the placement of the tube in the pump cavity to ensure correct orientation and help with control of the pump motor speed.

TTI has a wide selection of force, MR, and pressure sensors, as well as MOSFET and SSR Relays, sealed switches, medical heat shrink tubing, and medical power supplies for infusion pump designs. 

Laboratory automation systems and equipment remain a hot topic in the industry, as medical professionals seek to improve the efficiency, accuracy of testing. Reducing human exposure and intervention with harmful substances and diseases is also a critical part of lab automation. The automated system consists of robots/cobots, barcode scanners, conveyor systems, machine vision, and control systems. Within these systems, the sample volume and accuracy of flow of the liquids need to be measured with liquid level and flow sensors and if gas is involved, gas sensors are needed to control the flow during analysis. Position sensors and machine vision sensors are needed for cobot/robotic functions and photo-sensors are needed on the conveyor system. TTI has a wide range of electronic components to support automated systems and test equipment.