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The LifeSync® System
The LifeSync® System is the first wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) data communications system appropriate for use in high acuity settings. It is comprised of our LeadWear® Disposable product and electronic equipment, including a patient transceiver (“PT”) and a monitor transceiver (“MT”). The disposable LeadWear® product is applied to a patient’s torso with standard ECG electrodes. The PT plugs into the LeadWear® product and is conveniently worn in an armband or placed in a patient’s hospital gown pocket. The PT transmits ECG and respiration data to the MT. The MT is connected to lead wires that are attached to virtually any patient monitor currently installed in the hospital. The MT will receive the signal from the PT up to thirty feet or more away. The Company received both FCC and FDA approvals to market the LifeSync® System in the U.S. in 2003 and began selling the LifeSync® System in the U.S. in March 2004.
Benefits of the LifeSync® System:
Makes existing patient monitors wireless
The LifeSync® System works in conjunction with virtually all patient monitors to create a wireless Personal Area Network between the patient and the monitor.
Increases accuracy of clinical alarms
A recent study found that the use of the LeadWear® Disposable product in place of traditional lead wires on the same patients resulted in improvement of alarm accuracy from 46% with traditional wires to 92% with LeadWear® Disposable. This dramatic improvement in accuracy (and reduction in false alarms) is attributed to the elimination of artifact caused by lead wires rubbing together, poor transmission signal in lead wires, and a reduction in lead off alarms due to untethering the patient from the bedside monitor. LeadWear® Disposable, in conjunction with the wireless system, eliminates these issues inherent in traditional lead wire configurations.
A study conducted by the Lewin Group to assess the burden of lead wire management on health care providers concluded that nurses spend 40 minutes per day, per patient, dealing with lead wires. This included responding to false alarms, untangling lead wires, and attaching and detaching lead wires to patients. When asked what other duties they would perform with potential time savings offered by a wireless system, nurses indicated they would provide more patient care, complete chart work, spend more time tracking administered medications, perform more patient education, and spend more time talking to families.
Decreases infection risk from reusable ECG wires
In a clinical study conducted at the University of Wisconsin, 77% of ECG telemetry leads that were cleaned by standard hospital methods were found to be contaminated with one or more antibiotic-resistant pathogens. These pathogens enter the blood stream through open wounds. Post surgical patients being monitored for cardiac irregularities are at risk of being exposed to contaminated lead wires. Given that it is single patient use, our LeadWear® Disposable product reduces the risk of transmission of dangerous pathogens from one patient to another.
With a wireless system, nurses can get patients up and moving without worrying about patients tripping over lead wires. It is generally accepted that earlier ambulation results in more rapid healing and shorter hospital stays, thereby reducing hospital costs.
Faster Patient Transport
The LifeSync® System allows for patients to be transported without disconnecting them from the bedside monitor and reconnecting them to a transport monitor. This improves the overall efficiency of patient transport and aids in patient flow from one unit to another.
Assures consistency of 12 lead placement (Diagnostic/Continuous)
The solution guarantees constant placement of the ECG electrodes. This guarantees consistent quality 12 lead ECG for accurate comparison and diagnosis.
Allows acquisition of 12-lead diagnostic
ECGs while maintaining continuous
bedside monitoring, and without
disturbing the patient
Radiolucent
LeadWear® Disposable is radiolucent. This ensures unobstructed chest x-ray images and clear views under fluoroscopy.
