The Able Spacer is a small volume spacer designed to assist and improve metered dose inhaler (MDI) technique and aerosol medication delivery to the lungs.

Ideal For The Active Asthmatic
Can Improve Patient Compliance
Suitable For Use By Adults And Children
Able Spacer fits whichever MDI you choose. Able Spacer is a new small-volume spacer which is compact enough for anyone on the move. This clever design is discreet and has been designed to contain the complete asthma inhaler when not is use.

The Able Spacer will effectively assist and improve inhaler technique and drug delivery to the lungs and will accept all metered dose inhalers. (MDI's).

The system includes a choice of small, medium or large masks which are easily attached. For hygiene purposes, the Able Spacer opens in two to allow thorough cleaning and is fully washable.

Clement Clarke International Ltd is a UK-based manufacturer of high-quality medical instruments serving those involved in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of ophthalmic and respiratory conditions.

The company enjoys an enviable reputation in healthcare markets worldwide, and since its formation in 1917 as a dispensing optician with a single shop in London's Wigmore Street, Clement Clarke's dedication to research and development has resulted in numerous advancements in both the respiratory and ophthalmic fields. The founder, a Mr. Clement Clarke, used his enthusiasm for original exciting instruments starting with an innovative design of pocket compass which was sold to Britain's War Office in 1917. Then came the development of the Malton self-luminous opthalmoscope and in 1921 the Elliot halometer. In 1924 Clement Clarke working with the Fincham brothers developed Britain's first slit lamp. The introduction and success of the patented Synoptophore in 1929, made it clear that a concentration on diagnostic instruments was necessary. In 1930 the instrument division was formed and acquired separate premises in London's Church Street.

Clement Clarke's innovation was as notable in his approach to eyecare as it was to instrumentation. Within three years he established a second branch in Torquay and in the years leading up to the war, the company expanded to 36 retail outlets throughout the UK. But, by far his most influential innovation was the establishment of the first eye clinic in Ealing. This scheme, as a forerunner of the National Health Service, enabled the public to see consulting surgeons from Harley Street at a very moderate cost. By 1958 Clement Clarke was one of the leading dispensing opticians in the UK with 104 retail outlets and 1,026 staff. In 1986 the group was acquired by Boots Plc to ensure the necessary resources to capitalize on Clement Clarke's foundation in dispensing optics.

To further the development of instrumentation, Haag-Streit AG of Berne Switzerland, purchased this division in 1989. Highly respected internationally for ophthalmic precision, Haag-Streit further strengthened Clement Clarke's ophthalmic resources, and continued to support the respiratory division's development of medical instruments relevant to diseases such as asthma, bronchitis and hayfever and other disorders of the lungs.

It was the approach made to the company by Dr. H.R. Marrett, in the 1940's, with his designs for a revolutionary new anesthetic machine, that started the company on a road to developing innovative respiratory products. Known as the Marrett Head, this new anesthetic machine was innovative in recycling carbon dioxide breathed out by the patient, and was successfully manufactured up until the early 1970's.

Clement Clarke's present reputation for quality respiratory instruments owes much to a collaborative project with Dr. B.M. Wright, of the Medical Research Council. Dr. Wright had introduced, in 1958, the first portable peak flow meter - The Wright Peak Flow Meter - which helped to diagnose and monitor the airflow changes that accompany the pulmonary disease asthma. In 1976, a derivative of the design - the mini-Wright - used new lightweight materials and improved manufacturing techniques in order to make the flow meter more widely available; its simple operation and accurate measurement have resulted in many millions being sold worldwide.

More recent developments within the respiratory division has seen the company incorporate the "Medix" range of drug nebulisation systems in its portfolio, and further research into drug delivery has brought several important new instruments to the service of healthcare professionals in the respiratory field. Together, the ophthalmic and respiratory divisions of Clement Clarke rely upon the international support of Haag-Streit, and a dedicated local team of designers, toolmakers and production engineers to ensure that the medical instruments that are available today are worthy of bearing the Clement Clarke name.

Respiratory Division

Identifying and treating diseases that affect the lungs has been a key aim for Clement Clarke for over 40 years. Millions of asthmatics around the world have had to "blow hard" into a Mini-Wright peak flow meter, so that the Doctor or Nurse can measure the severity of the disease, or see how well the medication is working. The familiar "red and grey" tube is just one of many diagnostic and therapeutic products made in Harlow, England - other manufacturers may well have copied the design in the years since its launch, but none have improved on the precision and quality that is common to all Clement Clarke devices.