Recent Press: Medical Design & Outsourcing
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March 5, 2025 By Jim Hammerand
Vail Scientific has redesigned its VSNOTM sepsis screening device with the help of contract development and manufacturing organization Minnetronix Medical.
VSNO is a noninvasive, handheld breath test that measures exhaled nitric oxide (NO) for faster, earlier diagnosis of sepsis. Sepsis is a top cause of mortality globally and the leading cause of death inside hospitals, but Bloomington, Minnesota-based Vail Scientific said up to 80% of sepsis deaths could be prevented with faster diagnosis and treatment.
The CDC estimates at least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis each year from infections such as flu, RSV and Covid-19, leading to at least 350,000 annual deaths. Almost half of the nearly 50 million global sepsis patients each year are children, according to the World Health Organization.