Inovise Medical Announces Introduction of New Portable AUDICOR(R) 200 Designed for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Community.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Inovise Medical, Inc. announced the introduction of AUDICOR(R) 200, the company's next-generation combination heart sound and electrocardiogram electrocardiogram /elec·tro·car·dio·gram/ (-kahr´de-o-gram?) a graphic tracing of the variations in electrical potential caused by the excitation of the heart muscle and detected at the body surface. technology intended for the diagnosis of heart failure and acute myocardial infarctions by paramedics. Weighing less than a pound, the new portable AUDICOR(R) 200 is the first diagnostic to help paramedics solve one of their most challenging problems -- the confident diagnosis of shortness-of-breath in patients with subtle signs and symptoms of heart failure -- a situation exacerbated by the limited availability of diagnostic tools. Pre-hospital diagnosis of heart failure is especially difficult in the presence of symptoms associated with respiratory diseases. Studies report the diagnosis of heart failure by paramedics is missed in 46% of heart failure patients. "AUDICOR(R) helps our paramedics more quickly and confidently identify acute decompensated heart failure and acute ischemia -- especially when other signs and symptoms cloud the diagnosis. We believe this new technology will lead to earlier identification and appropriate treatment for patients -- much as the use of the pre-hospital 12-lead electrocardiogram expedited reperfusion re·per·fu·sion n. The restoration of blood flow to an organ or tissue that has had its blood supply cut off, as after a heart attack. in the 1980s," said Robert Tober, M.D., FACEP FACEP Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians , Medical Director of Collier County EMS System (CCEMS CCEMS Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services (Houston, Texas) ), in Florida. Dr. Tober is an acknowledged leader in helping introduce innovative technology into pre-hospital care. Under Dr. Tober's leadership, the National Association of EMS and the state of Florida have recognized CCEMS as the Nation's and the state of Florida's #1 EMS provider. Currently, 4.9 million Americans have heart failure and 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Eighty percent of heart failure patients who go to emergency rooms are admitted for inpatient care inpatient care Managed care Services delivered to a Pt who needs physician care for > 24 hrs in a hospital , many of which arrive via emergency vehicles. Studies show accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapy in the pre-hospital environment lead to decreased mortality. Research is emphasizing the diagnostic and prognostic role of the third heart sound (S3). In presence of heart failure symptoms, S3 is a highly specific indicator of left ventricular dysfunction ventricular dysfunction, n an abnormality in contraction and wall motion within the ventricles. . In a noisy environment, hearing an S3 presents a challenge due to its low frequency. Studies report auscultation auscultation Procedure for detecting certain defects or conditions by listening for normal and abnormal heart, breath, bowel, fetal, and other sounds in the body. The invention of the stethoscope in 1819 improved and expanded this practice, still very useful despite the detects only 1/5 of patients with heart failure. AUDICOR(R) technology accurately detects, interprets, and documents the presence of an S3, helping lead to the faster diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and better clinical outcomes. Inovise Medical, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 1997. http://www.audicor.com |
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