Astro-Med receives FDA clearance to market Grass Digital EEG.WEST WARWICK, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1996--Astro-Med Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALOT) announced today that it has received FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. clearance to market and sell its newly designed Digital Electroencephalograph e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph n. An instrument that generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain by measuring electric potentials using electrodes attached to the scalp. (EEG EEG: see electroencephalography. ) for monitoring and analyzing neurophysiological disorders. Called the Albert Grass Heritage, the system combines Grass sophisticated amplifiers and other hardware with a powerful software program (called Harmonie) and a Pentium PC into a premier Digital System . The Grass Instrument Division of Astro-Med is famous for its analog paper-based EEG systems dating back to 1935. The Albert Grass Heritage is the first in a whole new family of digital products that are being designed and developed for clinical and research applications. The Heritage uses amplifiers which continue the renowned Grass tradition of low noise, versatile capabilities, and overall high fidelity. Other Heritage features include the ability to archive the records and patient data to CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , real-time recording with simultaneous "look-back" monitoring, networking EEG for view and review on remote workstations, and tracking patients, recording and reports from a single database. The system records up to 32 channels of patient data and is contained in a sturdy roll-around cart for easy use in labs throughout the hospital. Depending upon the number of channels, the Heritage ranges in price for $30,000 to $40,000. Availability ranges from immediate shipment from stock to two weeks after the receipt of order. Other new Grass products to come include a Digital Polysomnograph (PSG PSG, n polysomnograph; polygraph performed during sleep. Physiological variables such as pulse, blood pressure, and respiration are monitored and charted. ) for sleep studies. CONTACT: Astro-Med, Warwick Everett V. Pizzuti, 401/828-4000 |
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