MEDICAL GAS SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
Helping you breathe easier
At Praxair, we take care of your needs so you can take care of your patients. Tens of thousands of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities trust us to provide medical gases like nitrogen to preserve vital blood and tissue, helium for MRIs, and oxygen and respiratory therapy gases to help patients breathe.
In an industry that touches all of our lives, we know our customers expect the highest quality medical gases and equipment, and the most comprehensive service — and that's what we deliver. We are a single reliable source for medical and specialty gases, equipment and services. Our distribution network is the largest in the United States. And we are committed to innovation that helps you stay one step ahead.
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MEDICAL GASES FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
Medical Gases
At Praxair, we offer a full line of medical gases in high pressure and liquid cylinders. Praxair’s medical gases, classified by the Food and Drug Administration as drugs, are produced in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices and Praxair’s high quality standards. All of our medical gases alone or in combination with other gases, meet IP requirements and offer high levels of purity and consistency.
Oxygen
We are a long time provider of IP grade oxygen and bulk oxygen storage equipment to medical facilities, for the treatment or prevention of insufficient oxygen in the blood (hypoxemia and hypoxia).
Synthetic Air
Synthetic air is used extensively in the ICU, PICU and NICU areas, and with pulmonary nebulizers to reduce the risk of excess oxygen in the lungs or other body tissue (hyperoxia) during mechanical ventilation or surgical procedures.
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is used as a cryogen to freeze and preserve blood, tissue, and other biological specimens, and to freeze and destroy diseased tissue in cryosurgery and dermatology.
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide is used in the healthcare industry as an analgesic and adjunct to anesthesia.
Helium
It is used in liquefied form to help MRI machines reach a superconductance state in order to produce high-resolution body images without radiation exposure.
Trigas
Trigas is a mixture of Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide used in In Vitro Fertilization machines.
MEDICAL SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
Cryogen and MRI Services
Our MRI helium and transfilling service is the most reliable and cost effective industrial service available.
Training
Help ensure a safe environment at your facility with employee training for medical gas and vacuum utility systems and handling medical gas cylinders safely.
Turnkey Solutions for Medical Gas Piping Systems
Praxair provides complete turnkey solutions for medical gas delivery systems from source to point of usage. Our design experts simplify the gas-management process while helping to reduce our customers’ costs.
At Praxair, we help you optimize every step of your process. From consultation to implementation and use, we offer a range of medical gas services that help you manage your gas supply and equipment so you can focus on your patients.