Audiomedix Inc. to Present at Windhover Information and Medtech Insight's ``Investment In Innovation'' Conference.BOSTON -- Audiomedix Inc. will be presenting on October 22 at Windhover wind·hov·er n. Chiefly British A kestrel. Information and Medtech Insight's Prestigious "Investment In Innovation" Event, taking place October 21-22, 2004 at the Westin Copley Place Copley Place is an enclosed shopping mall located in the Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of a complex that includes office buildings, two hotels, and a parking garage. Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New . This exciting new company is being presented to US investors for the first time. Audiomedix technologies were developed by world leading anesthesiologists at Glasgow University, Scotland. The handheld product, aepEX, uses auditory evoked potentials to accurately determine the level of anesthesia and analgesia analgesia /an·al·ge·sia/ (an?al-je´ze-ah) 1. absence of sensibility to pain. 2. the relief of pain without loss of consciousness. delivered to patients during surgery. A recent article in Outpatient Surgery Outpatient Surgery, also referred to as ambulatory surgery or same-day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home do not need an overnight hospital states that, "research shows that one or two of every 1000 patients who receive anesthesia experience awareness with recall." It has led to post-traumatic stress disorder post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mental disorder that follows an occurrence of extreme psychological stress, such as that encountered in war or resulting from violence, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or serious accident. (PTSD PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder. PTSD abbr. posttraumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ) in some patients who remember sensations of the surgical events. The same recent article highlighted, "research suggests the monitoring of hypnosis with electroencephalogram-based monitors can reduce awareness by two-thirds. Results of clinical studies have demonstrated that our patented algorithms can aid in the detection of patient awareness and will be able to detect patient awareness which is missed by other technologies. aepEX represents a unique and distinctive approach to the detection and prevention of patient awareness. The company already has considerable momentum as sales of the aepEX are already underway in Europe, Australasia and the Middle East and over 20 papers have been published on Audiomedix technologies including over 2,000 human patient trials. Why is aepEX better than the competition? The aepEX system is fundamentally different from other systems. The aepEX system is active rather than passive. The other systems passively examine the EEG EEG: see electroencephalography. and try to detect changes caused by the anesthesia. However, there are several other things which will change the EEG which are unrelated to anesthesia. All of these are confounding confounding when the effects of two, or more, processes on results cannot be separated, the results are said to be confounded, a cause of bias in disease studies. confounding factor to the systems and may cause them to report a patient asleep when they are awake and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. . In addition these systems give varying results depending on which mixture of anesthetic drugs is being delivered. The aepEX actively creates an EEG response to a clicking sound in the ear. The EEG responds predictably to the sounds. Furthermore, the EEG response changes in a very predictable way to the anesthesia. The change in EEG is easily detectable and is the same no matter which drugs are being used. This means the aepEX will reliably tell the physician when the patient is asleep and even guide them to the amount of drug required to maintain the anesthesia. The aepEX offers the promise of lower dose anesthesia resulting in lower costs in drugs usage and patient recovery time as well as more patient comfort. About Medtech Insight Medtech Insight's "Investment In Innovation" conferences are considered the premier forum for senior executives in the investment and medical technology community to preview emerging medtech companies in need of funding, acquisition and/or strategic partnership. Medtech Insight, which was recently acquired by Windhover Information Inc. (www.windhover.com), publisher of "IN VIVO in vivo /in vi·vo/ (ve´vo) [L.] within the living body. in vi·vo adj. Within a living organism. in vivo adv. : The Business & Medicine Report," "Start-UP: Windhover's Review of Emerging Technologies," and "IN VIVO EuropeRx," offers a wide variety of products and services for the medical technology executive. In addition to conferences, the company publishes the "medtech insight" newsletter, a monthly publication covering the latest trends and innovations in the medical technology industry, as well as analyses of medtech markets through its Reports group, and offers custom consulting and market research. To register for the Boston conference or for more information on Medtech Insight, please call Scott Pantel at (949) 219-0150 or (888) 290-2225 toll-free in the U.S., e-mail sales@medtechinsight.com, or visit http://www.medtechinsight.com/in3-12.html. |
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