
COVID-19 Resource Center
Right now, we at Getinge are doing our utmost to support the courageous clinicians around the world, in their fight against the global pandemic, COVID-19.
On this page, healthcare professionals will find help and guidance on how to benefit from our offerings to treat your patients, as well as other practical information and advice.
Support and Guidance
Using our products and solutions in the fight against COVID-19 in your daily work.
Getinge News
Updates on Getinge’s approach to support healthcare professionals around the world.
Options and solutions
Getinge treatment options and solutions for optimal intensive care hospital infrastructure.
Links
A collection of valuable online content from official sources and health organizations.

Centralized ventilator training repository
The Ventilator Training Alliance app connects you with ventilator training resources of several of the world’s ventilator manufacturers, including instructional how-to videos, manuals, troubleshooting guides, and other ventilator-operation expertise critical to treating patients suffering from COVID-19-related respiratory distress.
To download the knowledge hub application, visit the Apple App Store, the Google Play store or click below.
Support and Guidance
To help you ensure the best treatment in combating COVID-19, we have compiled a series of information on how to utilize our products and solutions in the most effective way.
Important note: The information below should be understood as guidance only and should not replace the recommendations of local authorities.
Longer User interface cable for Servo-u and Servo-n ventilator systems
The cable delivered as standard with the Servo-u and Servo-n is 2.9 meter / 9.5 feet long. The new optional cable is 6 meter / 20 feet long. This will allow a wider separation of the User interface from the Patient unit to further enhance control of the ventilator by clinicians outside of the highest risk area during mechanical ventilation of COVID-19 patients.
Intensive care ventilators. A primary option for treatment of COVID-19 patients in the ICU
Intensive care ventilators, normally found in the hospital Intensive Care Unit. This category of ventilators support lung protective ventilation which are recommended by several international guidelines and the World Health Organization (WHO). An intensive care ventilator must be considered as the primary option during the monitoring and treatment of COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
Method to reprocess expiratory cassettes for Getinge SERVO in Washer-Disinfectors
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus we have received several questions how to clean and disinfect the Getinge SERVO ventilator expiratory cassettes in a Getinge Washer-Disinfectors (WDs), and what type of accessories to be used.
Servo-u, Servo-n and Servo-air support arms for patient circuits
Support arm 177, normally sold with Servo-i and Servo-s ventilators, has been verified for use with the Servo-u, Servo-n, and Servo-air ventilators. This will resolve the situation with limited supply capacity from one of our suppliers.
Use of out-of service ventilator systems
In view of the situation with the Coronavirus disease COVID-19, we hereby want to provide the following statement regarding the use of our older out-of-service ventilator systems.
Ventilation of Adult patients with the Servo-n ventilator
In view of the situation with the Coronavirus disease COVID-19, we hereby want to provide the following statement regarding the potential use of the Servo-n neonatal/pediatric ventilator for ventilation of Adult patients.
Reuse of respiratory masks during the Corona pandemic
Currently many customers are reaching out for guidance on how to reprocess respiratory masks. Getinge has outlined guidelines based on evidence on how to best reprocess.
Reprocessing information for Servo ventilators for emergency use during COVID-19
In a situation where none of the methods or disinfection agents described in the Cleaning Manual are obtainable, the following information provide guidance when choosing emergency reprocessing methods for short-term usage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ventilating ICU patients using anesthesia machines
The possibility to repurpose Flow-i, Flow-c and Flow-e anesthesia machines for use in the ICU as a ventilator only.
Q&A - Getinge oxygenators and cardiopulmonary products
The usage of Getinge oxygenators and cardiopulmonary products in COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 patients. The Q&A provides an overview about the current situation and is mainly based on technical and theoretical considerations of which Getinge is aware.
PiCCO practical help
Find out more how to optimize PiCCO thermodilution measurements in daily use. Containing comprehensive practical support, the PiCCO Trouble Shooting Guide assists clinicians and technicians when in need for handling information.
Use of Servo ventilators for patients with COVID-19
In light of the current situation surrounding Coronavirus, COVID-19, we aim to provide guidance on appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for the use of Servo ventilators, when treating patients confirmed with or suspected of having COVID-19.
Use of one ventilator for multiple patients simultaneously
In view of the situation with the Coronavirus disease COVID-19, we hereby want to provide the following statement regarding the use of one ventilator for multiple patients simultaneously.
Use of Sokinox and Servino delivery systems for COVID-19 patients patients with Novel Coronavirus
Guidance on appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for the use of Sokinox and Servino nitric oxide delivery and monitoring system for COVID-19 patients.
Regarding inquiry of reuse of Servino and Sokinox flow sensor
The flow sensor of the Servino and the Sokinox system are disposable items and should be replaced in-between patients. This is described in the User Manual of the system.
Getinge News on Covid-19
As the situation evolves, we are committed to keeping you updated on COVID-19, and the measures we are undertaking to support clinicians around the world.
A Global View of ECMO During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Recording of the EuroElso Virtual ECMO day on Thursday, 25 June 2020.
You have missed the live event or would like to have another look at the presentations and discussions? Visit the EuroElso Media Library - all sessions are now available online!

Getinge continues to invest in ECLS/ECMO therapy to support patients during Covid-19
Getinge has a world leading position in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In recent years customer demand has increased and due to the Covid-19 pandemic the demand has increased further. Therefore, Getinge is making significant investments in production to further support customers and patients worldwide.

Getinge’s life-saving ECMO solutions
In addition to a huge demand for advanced ventilators, the fight against the new coronavirus COVID-19 has also increased the need for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), an approach that provides the body with oxygen when the lungs fail to perform this task. Getinge’s ECMO devices are designed to help keep critically ill patients alive while giving their damaged lungs time to recover.

New methods for cleaning and disinfecting ventilator equipment
Getinge’s initiatives to help customers all over the world fight the coronavirus include providing hands-on advice about how to clean and disinfect ventilator equipment. A design team has developed a method for adapting a standard wash cart to fit expiratory ventilator cassettes.

Solutions that enable discoveries of new vaccines by providing sterile environments and transfer solutions
As drug manufacturers race against the clock to find a cure to the coronavirus, it’s crucial that they can test and prepare the vaccines without risking contamination, as well as transfer sterile components for the production process in a safe way. A complete solution for this is offered from Getinge’s Life Science hub in French city Vendôme.

Getinge contributes to Ventilator Manufacturers Group to form Ventilator Training Alliance and create app to help frontline medical workers during COVID-19 pandemic
Today several of the world’s ventilator manufacturers announce a newly formed Ventilator Training Alliance (VTA) to support frontline medical providers to access a centralized repository of ventilator training. The content can be found in a mobile app managed by Allego.
Treatment options and solutions
For more in-depth information, we have gathered findings on applicable therapies, treatments, and offerings which may be helpful when treating patients with COVID-19.

Do you know the different therapy options of ECLS?
Stabilizing blood circulation and respiratory functions is crucial when treating acute care patients. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can do exactly that. These therapies have become a standard of care in recent years.

Explore our broad portfolio for Extracorporeal Life Support
Our broad, high-end product portfolio for short-term or prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) includes a choice of devices and consumables to provide individual and sufficient extracorporeal heart and/or lung support, such as centrifugal pumps, oxygenators, heater units, tubing sets, and catheters and cannulae.
Links
In order to ease your access to important information, we have collected a list of valuable online content from official sources and healthcare organizations.
This allows you to get a quick overview.
These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by Getinge of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual.
Getinge bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links.
Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.
General Public Health Resources
WHO (global)
- https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
- https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
- https://www.who.int/publications-detail/clinical-management-of-severe-acute-respiratory-infection-when-novel-coronavirus-(ncov)-infection-is-suspected (very good interim guidance for clinical management of patients)
CDC (U.S.A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Societies and Organizations
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Society of Critical Care Medicine
European Society of Cardiology
American College of Cardiology
- https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/features/accs-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-hub#sort=%40fcommonsortdate90022%20descending
- http://www.scai.org/Default.aspx
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)
ELSO central website for current information regarding the treatment of COVID-19 patients
ELSO's guidance document
ELSO ECMOed Blog
EUROELSO survey on ECMO use in adult COVID-19 patients in Europe
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)
European Society for Anaesthesiology
Studies / Clinical Materials
Study: Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China
The New England Journal of Medicine
The Lancet
The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2
Trainings offered by external organisations
Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM)
“Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians”