EEG-monitoring PDA. (Product Marketplace).VIASYS Healthcare, Inc.'s Neuro Care Division introduces SNAP[TM] the first EEG-monitoring tool using handheld computer technology. SNAP is a single-channel EEG EEG: see electroencephalography. device that transforms a Handspring[TM] Visor[TM] handheld PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). into an EEG-monitoring tool for tracking anesthesia's effect on brain activity. As an important supplement to monitoring hemodynamic he·mo·dy·nam·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the forces involved in the circulation of blood. he changes and patient reaction to stimuli, SNAP enables anesthesia professionals to reliably measure the effects of anesthesia on EEG in realtime. SNAP is unique because it uses both the low- and high-frequency components of the EEG signal. A derived EEG measurement, the SNAP Index, indicates the patient's brain activity level, which is processed for display in a time-based trend. SNAP, a product of Nicolet Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. , is the first of several unique VIASYS anesthesia products and the first handheld product approved for use in the space-constrained Operating Room Theater. It has been cleared by the 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. . Circle 187 on Reader Service Card |
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