MED Alliance welcomes its new partner, PEDIA, LLC, a medical device company whose mission is to create a new paradigm for pediatric induction of anesthesia.

Surgical procedures can be scary, especially for pediatric patients. Placing an anesthesia mask on an already fearful child is not easy. Studies show that 50-75% of children experience anxiety during the day of surgery, with anxiety peaking during anesthesia mask placement. Many children display aggression including kicking, crying, and screaming resulting in the need for physical restraint.

PeDIA® is a pediatric anesthesia balloon designed to resolve the problems of traditional mask induction and enhance patient satisfaction. The Pediatric Device for Induction of Anesthesia (PeDIA) is the world’s first mask-free system for pediatric induction of anesthesia. The anxiety-causing mask is replaced with a colorful, fun balloon that turns panic into play.

With very little instruction, pediatric patients inhale and exhale through the PeDIA’s whistle mouthpiece to make a fun, playful sound. The child is distracted as each respiratory cycle inflates and deflates the balloon, administering the anesthesia.

“MED Alliance is excited to offer this revolutionary device to our clinical customers,” said MED Alliance Group President Mike Schroeder. “Traditional mask induction can be stressful for kids, but the PeDIA anesthesia balloons are designed to ease the fear and resistance, creating a much more pleasant experience for both the children and clinicians.”

PEDIA is dedicated to ensuring every pediatric surgery patient has a mask-free, stress-free and stellar induction experience.

For more information or a demonstration of PeDIA, contact your local MED Alliance Group sales representative, call 888-891-1200 or email us.

MED Alliance Group is dedicated to partnering with medical device companies offering high-quality, innovative products that improve patient care. We are delighted to partner with PEDIA, LLC, and offer its pediatric anesthesia balloons to our clinical customers.

MED Alliance Group is a medical device distributor that has been dedicated to meeting the needs of our clinical customers and manufacturing partners since 1998. We specialize in the sales, marketing, importation, logistics and distribution of innovative, high-quality and cost-effective products found in anesthesia and respiratory, blood and transfusion therapy, EMS and emergency room, interventional radiology and cath lab, iv and vascular, as well as NICU and PICU.

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