Medical Equipment News

GE Logiqbook XP

2008-12-24T21:38:00.001-05:00

Really nice portable ultrasound machine - GE Logiqbook XP

Acuson Cypress Plus

2008-12-24T16:52:00.001-05:00

This is one great Cardiac Ultrasound Machine

A Five Day Old’s Struggle for Life

2008-08-11T11:01:00.001-04:00

The doctors didn’t think the tiny infant had a chance, as they performed an emergency surgery on the baby’s not even a week after it was born. Why would this child have a chance when he was born with congenital diaphramic hernia, a rare disease that meant over half of his diaphragm was dangerously exposed?

The baby’s condition was not discovered until after his birth. Immediately upon discovering that the infant had some sort of unique and very possibly life threatening disease, the doctors hooked up the struggling infant to a series of different pieces of medical equipment to keep him alive while tests were done to determine what exactly the problem was.

Five days after the baby was born, he underwent a risky surgery to repair his hernia. The doctors inserted a patch to close up the diaphragm and it was touch and go for over two weeks. Because of the surgery and advanced medical equipment used, not even a month later the baby was allowed declared healthy enough to go home. His parents and doctors were overjoyed.

Five years later this child is an active and fully functioning little boy. Yes he still has to be careful about opening the patch over his diaphragm and has a low immune system due to an underdeveloped lung yet, he is a happy child who has big dreams for his future.

Out With the Old, in With the …Old

2008-08-11T10:52:00.002-04:00

Twenty years ago the American Medical Resources Foundation was started to donate medical equipment to needy communities worldwide. The foundation was started by two caring individuals from Bedford Mass when they saw the excessive amount of medical equipment that went to waste when doctors and hospitals updated their machines.

Since the company’s start in the late eighties almost a half billion dollars has been shipped to almost 200 hospitals in many different countries. They have gotten used medical equipment donated by many different hospitals and cities, and have sent over 500 containers to third world countries.

As well as donations of money and medical supplies, AMRF has been working hard opening new training centers for technicians and bio medical engineers who are responsible for the repair of the medical equipment. According to the company this is the best way to ensure that in the future the foundation will continue on its path of helping the less fortunate in the future.

Plans for New Advanced Hospital Underway

2008-07-24T15:00:00.003-04:00

It is the beginning of a new era at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Constructions plans are underway to modernize the Fort Wayne 400 bed hospital by instating state of the art technology into the system.

Some of the grand plans include reconfiguring rooms and outlets to make optimum use of advanced medical equipment. Rooms will come equipped with strategically centered windows so patients can be monitored by nurses at all times. Wireless technology will allow contact to be made between patients and medical personnel whenever necessary, and there will be smart sheets in every room that monitor patients automatically.

Aside from advanced technology and medical equipment, the hospital is putting in comfortable beds and furniture for family members who want to spend time with their loved ones. On a different note, special educational rooms will be set up to instruct patients on proper care after leaving the hospital, as well as rooms for the nurse to use when taking their breaks.

These plans have been carefully thought out and discussed for more than a year now. The goal of the hospital is to make patients feel at home and while getting the best care and service possible.

American doctors flown to Iraq to establish a proper health care system

2008-07-24T13:38:00.002-04:00

A team of highly specialized doctors from Stanford Hospital were flown to Iraq by the Medical Alliance for Iraq this past winter to help create a formal system for emergency medicine. After visiting many health care facilities there, the doctors were shocked by the abysmal state of medical care and equipment they found. In fact the most advanced piece of medical equipment available was an oxygen tank that was being used on an asthmatic patient.

A thorough examination of the current system was done and shocking results became apparent. The Iraqi first response system lacks ambulances and a 911 system so patients are not stabilized before getting to the hospital. Once inside the facility, there is no way of evaluating what is wrong with the patient, so often times treatment does not reach the patients in time. The emergency rooms are extremely overcrowded, and there is not enough medical equipment or personnel to go around.

The American doctors spent weeks touring Iraqi hospitals and training Iraqi doctors in both basic and advanced medical techniques. This included the proper use of medical equipment such as testing for internal bleeding by using a portable ultrasound machine.

The team of doctors started the process of updating the Iraqis on current medical literature and procedures after being cut off from international medicine for so many years. Now the goal is to keep making progress by building better facilities and training doctors so the Iraqi health care system can stand on its own.

Canadian man gets remote monitor

2008-07-23T13:54:00.001-04:00

73 year old George Woods has become the first man in Canada to be fitted with a remote heart monitor. He received the new wireless defibrillator last week at the Hospital in Newmarket.

The tiny device continuously tests monitors his heart and alerts medical staff to any changes or potential problems.

His nurse says that with this patient monitor, Mr Woods would only need to go to the hospital if the transmitted reports show a problem that can't be fixed remotely.

2008-02-28T15:25:00.000-05:00

Stay on track with diet, exercise and a physical

Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA -
38 minutes ago

"An EKG is not good enough," says Gandy, referring to the test
that records the heart's electrical activity. "It's like planning an outdoor
wedding in three ...

Hospital welcomes new technology

News 14 Carolina, NC - Jan 27,
2008

If a nurse needs to find an EKG machine in a hurry, there will be
a device on the side of the machine that will send a wireless signal to a
device plugged ...

Health & Family Calendar

Pioneer Press Online, IL - 9
hours ago

... blood sugar, electrocardiogram, cardiac risk
assessment, blood pressure, pulse, height, weight, body mass index and
recommendations for heart health, ...

Port Maria Hospital gets X-ray machine - Donation from Couples ...

Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica -
Jan 27, 2008

...
and donated an electro-cardiograph (ECG) machine valued at
J$280000 and also provided the US$5000 matching grant for the purchase of the
X-ray machine. ...

Littelfuse Silicon Diode Array Improves Communication Line

2008-02-12T18:17:00.001-05:00

Littelfuse Silicon Diode Array Improves Communication Line ...

WELT ONLINE, Germany - 19 minutes ago

... CT scan,
Ultrasound Medical analysis: Chemical analyzer, blood/tissue analyzer
Industrial equipment: Process controller, CNC machine Test equipment:
...

Nurses Raise Money for EKG Machine in Mexico

2008-02-12T18:12:00.001-05:00

Nurses Raise Money for EKG Machine in Mexico

Nurse.com, VA -
Feb 11, 2008

Yelapa,
Mexico — A group of California nurses has kicked off a campaign to raise $4000
for an EKG machine, electrode sensors, and other critical supplies ...

Cutting-edge technology improves care

2008-02-07T14:30:00.000-05:00

Cutting-edge technology improves care

Arkcity.net - Jan 12, 2008

But the SonoSite MicroMaxx is actually a state-of-the-art portable
ultrasound machine capable of handling a wide range of imaging needs. ...

Hologic Outperforms Peers, Overall Market

2008-01-31T11:19:00.000-05:00

Hologic Outperforms Peers, Overall Market

CNNMoney.com -
18 hours ago
Medical stocks often do better in a bearish environment than the market as a whole.
Hologic is also outperforming its Medical-Systems/Equipment group, ...

Cuba exports medical equipment

2008-01-29T13:16:00.000-05:00

Cuba exports medical equipment

Granma International, Cuba -
January 18

The ICID has developed a line of devices for cardiology services,
prominent among which are the portable electrocardiogram, CARDIOCID BB, to monitor and ...

A Wake-Up Call About Anesthesia

2008-01-21T17:20:00.000-05:00

A Wake-Up Call About Anesthesia

North American Press Syndicate, NY -
Jan 10, 2008
Myth: There is nothing you can do to help monitor for
anesthesia awareness. Fact: New technologies are available that complement
traditional anesthesia ...

Surgery pod receives industry support

2008-01-18T12:22:00.000-05:00

Surgery pod receives industry support
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies, UK -Jan 10, 2008
Tests will cover weight scales, height and BMI; peak flow meter; thermometer; pulse oximeter; blood pressure meter; ECG and blood sugar and INR testing.

Mindray Medical Provides New Product Update

2008-01-16T11:45:00.000-05:00

Mindray Medical Provides New Product Update

PR Newswire (press release), NY -

In December 2007, the company released the M5, a portable diagnostic
ultrasound system for international markets. The M5 will target traditional
markets ...

Digital Simulation of Heart Tissue

2008-01-15T14:01:00.000-05:00

Digital Simulation of Heart Tissue

Dr. Dobb's Journal, CA -

These diseases can be diagnosed using an ECG (electrocardiogram), but to really study the mechanisms of the disease requires a complex software simulation. ...

Masimo believes a smart age requires smart medical tests

2008-01-15T13:56:00.000-05:00

Masimo believes a smart age requires smart medical tests

BloggingStocks - Jan 8, 2008

Analysts like MASI's product variation, which features pulse oximeters in both hand-held and stand-alone versions, and the company's client diversity: MASI ...

APPROACH TO THE PATIENT Approach to the Prostate Cancer Patient ...

2008-01-15T13:54:00.000-05:00

APPROACH TO THE PATIENT Approach to the Prostate Cancer Patient ...

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and
Metabolism, MD - Jan 4, 2008

Men with a normal bone mineral density should be followed up
closely with bone densitometry while on ADT. All men should receive
preventive measures with ...

Defibrillation Comes Late in 30 Percent of Hospital Cases

2008-01-14T10:22:00.001-05:00

Defibrillation Comes Late in 30 Percent of Hospital Cases
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA -1/4/07
(HealthDay News) -- About a third of patients who suffer cardiac arrest in hospitals don't get a defibrillator-delivered shock to start the heart beating...

At Least One-Third of Hospital Heart Care Delivered Too Late

2008-01-09T18:36:00.000-05:00

At Least One-Third of Hospital Heart Care Delivered Too Late
InjuryBoard.com, FL - 1/4/07

In some hospital settings defibrillators are connected to an electrocardiogram
which tells medical personnel which conditions are shockable while ...

Masimo Celebrates 500,000th Pulse Oximeter Shipped

2007-12-26T22:54:00.001-05:00

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center receives shipment milestone - expanding their depth and breadth of Masimo SET and Masimo Rainbow SET technologies
December 21, 2007: 02:52 PM EST

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo , the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, today announced that it has just shipped its 500,000th Masimo SET bedside pulse oximeter (excluding hand-held units) to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, a Sutter Health network affiliate in Oakland and Berkeley, California, as part of a five-year technology expansion agreement. Following the conversion to Masimo SET pulse oximetry more than three years ago, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center recently decided to expand the relationship by adding more equipment and entering into a facility-wide site license for Masimo Rainbow SET parameters. Also this year, Sutter Health established Masimo SET as its system-wide standard for pulse oximetry.

Achieving 500,000 shipments highlights an increasing momentum in the clinical adoption of Masimo SET as the "gold standard" in pulse oximetry. Masimo's 200,000th shipment came in 2004, the eighth anniversary of Masimo SET shipments. The 500,000th shipment was achieved less than four years later. The growth comes as leading hospitals and health networks, like Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Sutter Health, have recognized the superior performance of Masimo SET pulse oximetry and the clinical importance of the new, upgradeable Masimo Rainbow SET technology platform as key building blocks in helping them improve patient care and enhance patient safety initiatives.

Today, many of the world's leading hospitals have converted to Masimo SET technology, including four of the top five as listed on the US News & World Report Honor Roll, and over 50 monitoring brands have integrated Masimo SET technology into their multiparameter monitor solutions.

Nancy E. Brosnan, R.N. CCRN, Critical Care Nurse Manager, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center said, "We made the decision to move to Masimo SET pulse oximetry more than three years ago because, quite simply, the Masimo technology was a better than what was available at the time -- and it has proven to be a very good product. The new capabilities of the Masimo Rainbow SET platform will provide our clinicians with a powerful new set of noninvasive measurements that will enable us to more effectively assess the cardiopulmonary status of our patients on a continuous basis, facilitating more expeditious treatment decisions that are inherently important to enhancing patient safety and improving outcomes. We couldn't afford to ignore this opportunity."

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, a 1,094-bed not-for-profit medical center with over 218,000 outpatient visits and more than 79,000 emergency department visits annually, is a HealthGrades 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award Winner for Clinical Excellence -- ranking among the top 5% in the nation for overall clinical excellence. Sutter Health is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care providers, delivering high-quality care in more than 100 Northern California communities. It is also the regional leader in infant deliveries, neonatology, orthopedics, pediatrics and cancer care services. Sutter Health supports more than 26 not-for-profit hospitals, as well as physician organizations; medical research facilities; a region-wide home health, hospice and occupational health network; and long-term care centers. A patient safety pioneer, Sutter Health network is raising the bar on patient safety with a $1.2 billion network investment in a broad range of patient safety initiatives over the next 10 years.

"Masimo SET is the right choice for our system-wide standard for pulse oximetry," said Ian Leverton, M.D., Vice President, Sutter Health Clinical Integration. "Masimo is an industry leader at the forefront of technology with superior clinical performance, and it was available at a significant financial savings."

Before the introduction of Masimo SET in 1995, pulse oximetry was reliable only when patient conditions were ideal -- on motionless patients with strong pulses and good perfusion. However, in the presence of patient motion, a weak pulse or low perfusion, excessive false alarms rendered conventional pulse oximetry virtually useless.

Since then, Masimo SET Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry has become the new performance standard for leading hospitals like Alta Bates and now Sutter Health -- making continuous, noninvasive monitoring by pulse oximetry more reliable and clinically-relevant than ever before. As a result, the industry has not only come to depend on continuous noninvasive physiologic monitoring by Masimo SET pulse oximetry, but industry-leading associations -- like The Joint Commission (JCAHO), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) -- are now establishing industry standards for patient safety on general care floors based on continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in combination with appropriate clinician alerts and notification when physiologic conditions change.

Today, Masimo Rainbow SET, an upgradeable noninvasive technology platform featuring the accuracy and reliability of Masimo SET Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, is revolutionizing patient monitoring by significantly expanding the ability to capture, track and monitor additional blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures. The first and only technology platform capable of continuously and noninvasively measuring carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO(TM)),methemoglobin (SpMet(TM)) and, pleth variability index (PVI), in addition to oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), perfusion index (PI) and pulse rate, Masimo Rainbow SET is helping to advance patient safety and improve care.

According to Charles Van Doren, Chief of Clinical Engineering at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, "When we first began to implement the Masimo product into our facilities over three years ago in order to standardize pulse-ox sensors, we found we were going from sensor standardization to improving our patient care. At the same time we were replacing our physiological monitors in our ICU's at the Summit campus we upgraded to Masimo. Working together with the Nurse Managers, Material Management, Clinical Engineering and Masimo Sales, we are now using only Masimo Technology throughout the medical center. The new Rainbow SET technology platform will allow us to grow as new technology becomes available."

Joe E. Kiani, Chairman and CEO of Masimo, stated "It is gratifying to see how Masimo SET and Masimo Rainbow SET technologies are transforming the clinical value and relevance of pulse oximetry by providing clinicians with a solution they can depend on and grow with. Our 500,000th shipment is a milestone that reflects the choices of the health care community -- from clinicians who demand it and patient monitoring providers who work to integrate it, to hospitals and health networks, like Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Sutter Health, that standardize on it -- Masimo technologies are improving and saving lives. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Sutter Health are exceptional medical organizations that set their sights high on patient safety and we are proud to celebrate and share this milestone shipment with them."

About Masimo

Masimo develops innovative monitoring technologies that significantly improve patient care -- helping solve "unsolvable" problems. In 1995, the company debuted Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, known as Masimo SET, and with it virtually eliminated false alarms and increased pulse oximetry's ability to detect life-threatening events. Masimo SET is the most accurate and reliable pulse oximetry technology, clinically proven in more than 100 independent and objective studies to provide the most trustworthy SpO2 and pulse rate measurements even under the most difficult clinical conditions, including patient motion and low peripheral perfusion. In 2005, Masimo introduced Masimo Rainbow SET, a breakthrough noninvasive blood constituent monitoring platform that can measure many blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures. Rainbow SET continuously and noninvasively measures carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO) and methemoglobin (SpMet), pleth variability index (PVI), in addition to oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), perfusion index (PI) and pulse rate, allowing early detection and treatment of potentially life-threatening conditions. Founded in 1989, Masimo has the mission of "Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications." Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at http://www.masimo.com.

Contact:
Tom McCall
Masimo Corporation
949-297-7075

Masimo, SET, Signal Extraction Technology, Improving Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications, Rainbow, SpCO, SpMet, PVI and Pulse CO-Oximeter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Masimo Corporation.

San Francisco Medical Center tracks equipment in real-time

2007-12-07T13:34:00.000-05:00

By Molly Merrill, Contributing Writer

12/05/07
SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California San Francisco Medical Center's project team has implemented a real-time location system to track the location, status and movement of the center's medical equipment.

UCSF Medical Center's project team performed an evaluation of six proposals from different vendors before making the decision to install San Diego-based Awarepoint's real-time awareness solution.

"Awarepoint was a strong leader and was accepted as the negotiation team's first choice," said Alisa Armstrong, project manager for UCSF Medical Center.

UCSF Medical Center, part of the University of California, ranks among the top 10 of the nation's premier academic medical centers.

"With the installation of Awarepoint, the UCSF operating rooms' equipment will be reliably retrievable within minutes including weekend and after hours shifts," said James Bennan, administrative director for perioperative services.

Awarepoint's RTLS needs no hardwiring or fixed infrastructure due to wireless sensors, which plug into electrical outlets. Assets are attached with small, battery-powered tags, which are tracked using the Web-based Searchpoint search engine.

"Long delays looking for unique items such as MRI-compatible equipment will be eliminated and our ability to rapidly find difficult intubation carts and other urgently needed items will be greatly enhanced," Bennan said.

"In addition, clinical engineering will be able to identify maintenance issues proactively, rentals will be tracked and logged for return and equipment conflicts will be minimized," he added.

Installation and the tagging of 700 assets throughout UCSF Medical Center took under 48 hours.

Mike Addis, sales engineer at Awarepoint, said it was one of the fastest installations that the company has done to date.

Breaking Studies at AARC Congress Show Masimo SET and Masimo Rainbow SET to be Accurate, Effective and Uniquely Beneficial in Detecting and Tracking D

2007-12-03T15:16:00.000-05:00

CNN Money

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo , the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, reported that multiple independent and objective clinical studies and case studies presented this week at the 2007 American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) Annual Congress in Orlando, Florida, focused on the unique capabilities of Masimo's noninvasive patient monitoring technologies in the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of several disease states, including pulmonary effusion, methemoglobinemia, carboxyhemoglobin and hypoxemia-helping clinicians provide more rapid, improved patient care.

These new studies add to the more than 100 independent and objective studies demonstrating the superiority of Masimo SET pulse oximetry, as well as adding to the growing body of research proving the efficacy of Masimo Rainbow SET in providing accurate, reliable physiological measurements of multiple blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures. Built on the "gold-standard" of Masimo SET Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion technology, Masimo Rainbow SET is the first and only upgradeable technology platform capable of continuously and noninvasively measuring carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO), methemoglobin (SpMet) and pleth variability index (PVI), in addition to oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), perfusion index (PI) and pulse rate. Highlights of key study findings include:

New Masimo Rainbow SET SpMet Measurement Enables Rapid Diagnosis and Tracking of Benzocaine-induced Methemoglobinemia

In the case study entitled "Benzocaine Induced Methemoglobinemia After TEE," a team of Anesthesiologists headed by Dr. Mark R. Macknet at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, documented the accuracy of the Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter in the diagnosis and continuous monitoring of SpMet levels during a case of benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia after transesophageal echocardiography and subsequent treatment with methylene blue. Researchers observed, 40 minutes following the benzocaine administration, a drop in the patient's oxygen saturation to 88% along with SpMet readings, as reported by the rad-57, greater than 50%. When an arterial blood sample was analyzed by laboratory CO-Oximeter, the results reported SpMet "value over calibration limits" of the invasive laboratory CO-Oximeter. Researchers treated the patient with methylene blue using the Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter "to guide the therapy" and concluded that the new Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximeter "has documented SpMet accuracy" enabling them to "rapidly confirm the diagnosis and continuously monitor the levels of methemoglobin."(1)

Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry Shown Effective in the Rapid Recognition and Continuous Measurement of Carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO)

In a report entitled "Detection of CO-Poisoning Through Pulse CO-Oximetric Measurement" by Dr. Frank Marx, Rettungsdienst, Berufsfeuerwehr Duisburg Fire Department and Emergency Service, Duisburg, Germany, the researcher used the Masimo Rainbow SET Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter to quickly and accurately diagnose and triage two patients with acute CO-poisoning requiring immediate transportation to a Center of HBO (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) for treatment. Both patients had SpCO values greater than 20%, yet recovered completely following the success of immediate HBO treatment. The results of these case reports illustrate that suspected CO-poisoning "can be proven with the Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter" enabling responsive "triage decisions in the field so that special treatment in an HBO facility can be arranged." Additionally, researchers concluded, "the Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter provides rapid noninvasive assessment of victims and provides information that directly impacts triage and treatment decisions at the emergency scene."(2)

In another study entitled "Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in Smokers vs. Non-Smokers in a Smoking Environment," researchers from Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Ohio, headed by Aaron Light, used the Masimo Rainbow SET Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter to observe how non-smokers exposed to cigarette smoke are affected by CO-poisoning. Aided by SpCO measurements obtained from the Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter, researchers tested 33 smokers (avg. SpCO of 5.04%) and 27 non-smokers (avg. SpCO of 2.49%) in an establishment where cigarette smoke was very noticeable against a control group of 50 non-smokers (avg. SpCO of 1%) in a well-ventilated non-smoking environment and found that the average SpCO level for the non-smokers in a smoking environment was nearly two and one half times higher than the control group indicating that "non-smokers are not exempt from the effects of cigarette smoke in the atmosphere."(3)

New Masimo Rainbow SET PVI Measurement May Provide Significant Value in the Detection and Treatment of Processes that Produce Increased Intrathoracic Pressure

In a study entitled "The Use of Pleth Variability Index (PVI) to Detect Changes in Intrathoracic Pressure," a team of Neonatologists headed by Dr. Mitchell Goldstein at the Loma Linda University Children's Hospital in Loma Linda, California, observed the correlation between Masimo PVI during pre-tap and post-tap epochs in a 6-week-old newborn with pulmonary effusion and found that PVI was significantly increased post-drainage. Study findings showed that PVI consistently increased-from 17.6 pre-tap to 21.8 post-tap in the first tap, 25.2 to 33.8 in the second, 17.6 to 20.0 in the third and 19.9 to 25.1 in the fourth-indicating that "an increase in the PVI dynamic could be correlated to the release of intrathoracic pressure." Researchers concluded, "PVI may have significant value in the diagnosis and treatment of processes that produce increased intrathoracic pressure, such as pneumothorax, chylothorax, and in this case pulmonary effusion."(4)

Masimo SET Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion Pulse Oximetry More Reliable and Accurate During Air Transport

In a separate study entitled "Rad-5 and MRL SpO2 Comparison Trial: "A Prospective Analysis of Pulse Oximetry During Air Transport," Jason A. Elliott of REACH, Mediplane Inc., in Santa Rosa, California, conducted a three-month prospective review of the Masimo SET Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion Rad-5 pulse oximeter and the Welch Allyn MRL with Nellcor pulse oximetry on a total of 158 helicopter air ambulance missions and found that the Masimo Rad-5 provided more reliable and accurate SpO2 measurements during air transport and detected more real hypoxic events than the Nellcor pulse oximeter. Researchers concluded that the Nellcor pulse oximeter inside the Welch Allan MRL had "more than two-fold increase in failure rate over the Masimo Rad-5 pulse oximeter."(5)

Other studies presented at AARC showed promising results for Masimo engineering prototype technologies, the Acoustic Respiration Monitoring technology (ARM) and noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin measurement (SpHb).(6,7)

Joe E. Kiani, Chairman and CEO of Masimo, stated, "These studies not only showcase the ability of Masimo Rainbow SET to rapidly and accurately diagnose a disease state, but to also track the progression of and recovery from that state-enabling critical real-time assessments that show whether a patient is improving or declining with intervention. This tracking and trending capability provides clinicians with the useful clinical data they need to ensure prompt administration of the most appropriate life-saving treatment. We are happy that the technologies we have developed are helping clinicians improve patient care and safety."

About Masimo

Masimo develops innovative monitoring technologies that significantly improve patient care-helping solve "unsolvable" problems. In 1995, the company debuted Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, known as Masimo SET, and with it virtually eliminated false alarms and increased pulse oximetry's ability to detect life-threatening events. Masimo SET is the most accurate and reliable pulse oximetry technology, clinically proven in more than 100 independent and objective studies to provide the most trustworthy SpO2 and pulse rate measurements even under the most difficult clinical conditions, including patient motion and low peripheral perfusion. In 2005, Masimo introduced Masimo Rainbow SET, a breakthrough noninvasive blood constituent monitoring platform that can measure many blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures. Rainbow SET continuously and noninvasively measures carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO) and methemoglobin (SpMet), pleth variability index (PVI), in addition to oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), perfusion index (PI) and pulse rate, allowing early detection and treatment of potentially life-threatening conditions. Founded in 1989, Masimo has the mission of "Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications." Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at http://www.masimo.com.

(1) Benzocaine Induced Methemoglobinemia After TEE. Mark R. Macknet, Penny
L. Kimball-Jones, Richard L. Applegate, Robert D. Martin, Martin W.
Allard. Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
(2) Detection of CO-Poisoning Through Pulse CO-Oximetric Measurement.
Frank Marx. Rettungsdienst, Berufsfeuerwehr, Duisburg, Germany.
(3) Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in Smokers vs. Non-Smokers in a Smoking
Environment. Aaron Light, Casie Grass, Doug Pursley, Julie Krause.
Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, MO.
(4) The Use of Pleth Variability Index (PVI) to Detect Changes in
Intrathoracic Pressure. Mithcell Goldstein, Merrick Lopez, Daniel
Saesim, Richard Peverini. Neonatology, Loma Linda University
Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, CA.
(5) Rad-5 and MRL SpO2 Comparison Trial: A Perspective Analysis of Pulse
Oximetry During Air Transport. Jason A. Elliot. REACH, Santa Rosa, CA.
(6) Accuracy of a Novel Bioacoustic Sensor in Postoperative Patients. Mark
R. Macknet, Penny L. Kimball-Jones, Richard L. Applegate, Robert D.
Martin, Martin W. Allard. Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University, Loma
Linda, CA.
(7) Continuous Noninvasive Measurement of Hemoglobin Via Pulse CO-Oximetry
During Major Surgery. Mark R. Macknet, Penny L. Kimball-Jones, Richard
L. Applegate, Robert D. Martin, Martin W. Allard. Anesthesiology, Loma
Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.

Contact:
Tom McCall
Masimo Corporation
949-297-7075

Masimo, SET, Signal Extraction Technology, Improving Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications, Rainbow, SpCO, SpMet, PVI, SpHb, ARM, and Pulse CO-Oximeter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Masimo Corporation.

SPO Medical Unveils New Oximetry Devices in the US Market

2007-11-30T12:23:00.000-05:00

Reuters

Products to be launched at AARC International Respiratory Congress in Orlando, Florida

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-First Call/ -- SPO Medical Inc.

(OTC Bulletin Board: SPOM), a leading developer of biosensor and microprocessor technologies for use in portable monitoring devices, will be demonstrating its new PulseOx 6000(TM) and PulseOx 6100(TM) in the US market at the 53rd Annual International Respiratory Congress of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in Orlando, Florida (December 1-3,2007).

The PulseOx 6000(TM) (finger device) and PulseOx 6100(TM) (hand-held device) have both been designed for use by medical professionals, hospitals and managed care facilities. Both the PulseOx 6000(TM) and PulseOx 6100(TM)use patented Reflective Pulse Oximetry (RPO) technology for accurate and reliable measurements of blood oxygen saturation and heart rate, and include the SPO Medical new AutoSpot(TM) technology for patients suffering low perfusion. Both products have regulatory clearance for marketing in the United States and are planned to become commercially available in the first quarter of 2008.

"We are delighted to introduce the PulseOx 6000(TM) and PulseOx 6100(TM)for the first time in the US at AARC's International Respiratory Congress, the most prestigious gathering of respiratory care professionals," said Michael Braunold, President and Chief Executive Officer of SPO Medical. "Our business strategy and product achievements to date are a testament to our continued success in delivering new life-saving and life-enhancing products to the respiratory marketplace."

AARC, a professional membership association of respiratory therapists, focuses primarily on respiratory therapy education and research. Its goals arête ensure that respiratory patients receive safe and effective care from qualified professionals and to benefit respiratory health care providers. Arc’s International Respiratory Congress is a one-stop destination for the latest scientific evidence on the care and treatment of respiratory conditions and the newest and most advanced respiratory technology.

SPO Medical will be located at booth #237 and their executives will be available to answer questions at the AARC International Respiratory Congress.

About SPO Medical:

SPO Medical (SPOM) a leading developer of biosensor and microprocessor technologies for use in portable monitoring devices to capture life-saving and life-enhancing information within four key markets: medical care; home and remote-care; sports and wellness; and safety and security. Its patented technology uses information gathered from the reflectance of light on the human blood stream, in a non-invasive manner, to monitor key vital signs. The Company distributes its products through a network of distributors and also licenses its technologies to appropriate client corporations for commercialization and distribution. For more information, visitwww.spomedical.com.

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