GE Healthcare's bacterial and viral filters help provide effective protection against various types of particles including bacteria, viruses, water droplets and dust from CO2 absorbers. The filters help protect the patient, the equipment and the breathing circuit from contamination.

GE Healthcare bacterial and viral filters are manufactured in a lightweight, transparent material, which helps allow patient secretions or abnormal condensation to be easily seen. The filter media is made of permanently charged hydrophobic fibers that help enhance particle capture efficiency and give a low and stable breathing resistance, even when wet. All materials are carefully selected to be environmentally friendly when incinerated. The filters are designed to help facilitate connection to different ventilators and anesthesia systems.

GE Healthcare provides two types of bacterial/viral filters. Both are available with or without sampling port.