The ITS-Terra is the perfect, compact intensive care stretcher for professional and gentle "bed-to-bed transfer" of your intensive care patients. A mobile, flexible, self-sufficient and modular intensive care unit in the smallest space. The ITS-Terra is not a modified ambulance stretcher, but a specially designed medical device made of high-quality materials with incredible possibilities, an extremely long life cycle and a 5-year warranty. With our flexible and proven 5-level principle and our light-top sandwich construction we guarantee the perfect solution for you.
Why a 5-level principle?
The modular 5-level principle is the basis of a Starmed ITS-Terra 100 and is composed as follows:
1. chassis and adapter level
2. platform level
3. central tower level
4. bed level
5. monitoring level
All these levels can be changed, exchanged, supplemented or updated again and again. It doesn't matter if you need another chassis adapter, need to replace a damaged assembly, you need a new unit integration, want to change to a lower headroom, or a wider bed has become necessary. An ITS is incredibly flexible and cost-efficient in the long run.
What is a light-top sandwich construction?
As part of the development of the intensive care stretcher (Stern stretcher or later ITS-Terra 100), which began in 1995, we applied for a patent in 1997, which includes an intensive care stretcher with a removable bed/stretcher. The patent for this was granted with the number 197 32 724 and is still valid today. The basis of this patent was, among other things, the conviction that a removable stretcher or bed would have significant advantages in intensive care transport. To this day, we cannot confirm this thesis.
On the contrary. An attached stretcher not only increases the overall height of an intensive care stretcher, it also leads to enormous "top-heaviness" and mechanical space requirements, which is contrary to a compact, flat design.
One principle of light-top sandwich construction is therefore to make the top part of an ITS, i.e. the bed, as light and compact as possible, thus significantly reducing the "top-heaviness" including the overall height. A Starmed ITS is therefore significantly lower in overall height compared to the self-proclaimed competition and thus safer.
The second principle involves the thousandfold proven system of protected equipment integration, within the outer dimensions of an ITS-Terra and placed between platform and bed, i.e. in a "sandwich". Compared to laterally "attached" support variants, the Starmed sandwich principle ensures a small overall width, minimised equipment management, e.g. during transfers, a balanced and functional equipment arrangement, savings on equipment repairs and it protects patients from unwanted bolus applications, disconnections or extubations.
Good reasons
Our ITS-Terra has been continuously developed since 1998 and has proven itself thousands of times in use. A safe, highly flexible and mature product for use with/without ambulance chassis.
The intensive care transport system ITS-Terra 100 is still a bestseller today and there are
good reasons:
- 3 different heights
- 6 different bed variants, aluminium and carbon fibre
- 4 different variants of carrying handles and grip handles
- various chassis adapters, e.g. for Stollenwerk, Ferno-Mondial, Stryker-M1, Stryker-PowerPro
- Fixed, adjustable and exchangeable aviation adapters for different aircraft interfaces
- Over 250 possible combinations of equipment mounts for monitors, ventilators, syringe pumps, infusion pumps, defibrillators, NO devices, ECMO systems, blood analysers, etc.
- Wide range of accessories, O2 and air-gas systems, 230V power systems, battery solutions, monitor arms, infusion pole, head fixations, hose and cable guides, etc.
More than 60% of all civil and military ITS-Terra 100s delivered throughout Europe since 1998 are still in use today. Many of these systems date back to the first years of delivery and have several thousand missions behind them.
How is that possible?
From the very beginning, we have used high-quality materials such as aerospace aluminium, carbon fibre, Nomex and special, low-wear plastics in combination with modern processing methods.
Almost all further developments in the bed, accessories and equipment holder area can also be used on all existing ITS-Terra 100 systems from serial number S001 onwards.
All components are developed directly at Starmed and tested partly in-house, but also at external test laboratories.
Our customers thus have the possibility to update their intensive care units again and again. The safety checks (STK) carried out annually by Starmed make a significant contribution to ensuring that a Starmed-ITS Terra 100 still functions perfectly and is up to date even after more than 15 years.
Quality pays off!
Intensive care stretcher ITS-Terra 100 on Ferno chassis with Oxylog 3000, Braun Space syringe pumps, Corpuls C3 monitoring on monitor arm, 2L bottle holder, infusion pole.
The intensive care stretcher shown here has a bed size of 2030 x 650 mm and a central tower with medium height.
The bed does not consist of an attached, heavy stretcher. This would lead to an enormous head load and a significantly increased overall height.
Starmed also relies on lightweight construction elements for the bed.
Examples of the ITS Terra
ITS-Terra with wide bed (650mm) with Corpuls 0816, Oxylog 3000, syringe pumps Braun Space, 2L double bottle holder, O2 gas switch, 230V-Powerpox with 3,5m cable and reel.
ITS-Terra 100 with Servo-I valve unit at the rear, Servo-I control unit at the front, 4 Alaris syringe pumps, Philips MP 50 monitor, 230V power supply, double bottle holder for O2 and Air, head fixation and infusion pole.
ITS-Terra with Starmed Quick-Change adaptation and device holder system for a Maquet Cardiohelp.
ITS-Terra 100 with monitor arm on the central tower, 2 litre double bottle holder and syringe pump holder BD 02 on equipment rails.
ITS-Terra with Alaris syringe pumps, Xylog 3000 Plus and Philips X2 monitoring.
Fourth ITS generation of the Charité. Latest bed generation, 650 mm in the upper body area, 550 mm in the buttocks/leg area, cut-out in the lower leg area.
Device holder solutions for:
- Corpuls C3 monitor
- Oxylog 3000 Plus
- InoMax DS IR
- Laerdal suction pump
- Braun Space syringe pumps
- O2 and NO bottles
- Maquet-Rotaflow console and
- Maquet Cardiohelp (as required)
All without tools!
Additionally exchangeable aviation adapters, lashing eyes and chassis adapters.
All holders can be completely changed to the opposite side of the Intensive care transporter in one to two minutes.
Intensive care transport systems - further examples
Every customer gets a transport solution specially tailored to their needs.
With more than 250 different versions, you are guaranteed to find the right one for you.
