History and Milestones

Refining our deep knowledge and experience in acute care diagnostics since 1954.

Our role in the history of blood gas testing


 

1935

Engineers Børge Aagaard Nielsen and Carl Schrøder founds Radiometer to develop measuring devices for the growing radio industry in Denmark [1].

 

1937

Gotfred Haugaard, an assistant to famed chemist S.P.L. Sørensen of the prestigious Carlsberg Laboratory, contacts Radiometer. Haugaard asks Radiometer to develop an analytical device for the detection of the acid-base (pH) level in liquids. This collaboration would soon result in the first commercially available analyser to measure the pH of a blood sample. [1, 2]


1952

As the polio epidemic sweeps across Europe, many patients, including children, are at risk of respiratory failure. Laboratory head and professor Poul Astrup and anesthesiologist Bjørn Ibsen discover how to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients by measuring the pH value in blood using Radiometer’s pH meters. [2, 3]



1954

The groundbreaking discovery forms the basis for Radiometer’s entry into medical technology with Radiometer developing the world’s first commercially available blood gas analyser [1].

Today Radiometer continues to advance acute care diagnostic solutions with dedication, clinical evidence, attention to detail and heartfelt passion.

A legacy of innovation

In our line of business innovation doesn't occur overnight. Creating impactful innovations requires uncompromising persistence and passion, which must be maintained for years.

We believe that breakthrough results are made by specialists rather than generalists. We are driven to push the boundaries of innovation to find new and improved solutions.


Radiometer is built on a legacy of innovation:

  • In 1954 we launched the world’s first commercially available blood gas analyser

  • We continue to expand our point-of-care testing menu, the most recent additions being creatinine and urea

  • We support patient blood management by ensuring you only get the amount of blood you need for a full panel of results
  • We shorten the time to result

  • We collaborate with leading universities and institutions on point-of-care research projects

  • We share our insights on the latest scientific knowledge information within our field through the open and non-commercial site acutecaretesting.org

Product milestones

1973
ABL1 analyser – World’s first automated blood gas analyser
1990   ABL510 analyser and OSM3 – World’s first combined blood gas analyser with Co-oximetry and first to offer non-saturated hemoglobin
1998   ABL700 analyser – World’s first blood gas analser with bilirubin and automated quality control
1999   RADIANCE – STAT data and analyser management system
2001   TCM400 monitor – World’s first multichannel transcutaneous oxygen monitoring system
2004   ABL800 FLEX analyser – Automated benchtop blood gas analyser that measures a full panel of up to 18 STAT parameters on the same blood sample
2005   1st Automatic – World’s first complete solution that simplifies the process from test order to reported results
2008   AQT90 FLEX analyser – Immunoassay analyser offering reliable results for an extensive range of biomarkers in 11-21 minutes
2009   ABL90 FLEX analyser – Cassette-based analyser provides lab-quality results from 17 parameters
2012   AQURE POC IT solution – a point-of-care IT solution that helps you manage devices, operators and their competencies, compliance, and sample workflow
2014   LIVE Connect digital service – digital service that remotely monitors the performance of a hospital’s analysers in real-time while making it easy and quick to remotely troubleshoot issues
2015  

ABL90 FLEX PLUS analyser - High-volume cassette-based analyser measuring 19 critical parameters, including creatinine and urea
2016   TCM5 FLEX monitor – a transcutaneous monitor that monitors oxygenation and ventilation status in critically ill patients
2017   ABL9 analyser – easy to use and affordable for acute care diagnostic settings that run a few tests per day
2018   ABL800 FLEX in PLUS version – new design for improved user interaction

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References

1. Holbek CC. 25 years of Radiometer blood gas analyzers. The Danish Society for Biomedical Engineering, ed, Aspects of biomedical engineering in Denmark 1998: 133-41.

2. Senelar LR. The Danish anaesthesiologist Björn Ibsen a pioneer of long-term ventilation on the upper airways. Senckenberg Institute of History and Ethics of Medicine 2009. 1-49.

3. Severinghaus J et al. Blood Gas Analysis and Critical Care Medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998; 157: S114-S122.

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