Perry Life Support Systems to Distribute the Hyperlite Stretcher and Treatment System

NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States, 04/08/2009 - Perry Life Support Systems of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has been awarded exclusive non military distribution of the Hyperlite Stretcher, the only non-metallic portable flexible hyperbaric chamber system manufactured and certified to ASME PVHO-1.

This system provides unparalleled treatment provision to emergency medical personnel and civilians for carbon monoxide poisoning at fire scenes and mining accidents, and for the treatment of decompression illness at dive incident sites or rapid aviation decompression. Rapidly deployed within minutes, the Hyperlite is the lightest and lowest bulk system capable of a full range of hyperbaric therapies available anywhere in the world. The unit can be assembled from its cases and be operational within minutes to transport a patient to the nearest medical facility while breathing oxygen under pressure.

Leveraging state-of-the-art technology, Hyperlites are the market leading product of choice for medical professionals needing to deliver and sustain life saving treatments in any situation. New for 2009 is innovative technology that makes the unit lighter, stronger, more robust and easier to use. In storage, the new SOS Hyperlite's footprint is less than 2/3rds its former size and some 35kg (77lb) lighter, allowing for much easier transport from site to site.

The Hyperlite system (hyperlite.co.uk) has been used by the military for a number of years and meets all applicable US Department of Defense military specifications. Hyperlites are in service with the US Army, Navy, Special Operations, Coast Guard and NOAA.