NeoDym has
recently completed the complete end-to-end design of
an electrophysiology stimulation and pick-up device.
Custom-designed specifically as an IntraOperative
Monitoring (IOM) device, the instrument continuously
monitors the nervous system of a patient during
surgery.
This technology
enables surgeons to recognise imminent danger to a
patient's neurophysiological status.
The system works
by passing a low-voltage electric current along
neural pathways from the safest and most convenient
extremity.
The signal is
received and registered by electrodes, often placed
on the patient's skull, and monitored by a technician
throughout the duration of the surgery. Slight
changes in the patient's neurological status can be
rapidly and easily detected, and corrective action
taken.
The new IOM system
is portable and cost-effective. It provides 16
channels of high rate electrophysiological data,
digital signal processing and multi-modality
real-time software suite. The host software runs
under Windows98 and communicates with the hardware
via the Universal Serial Bus (USB). It also provides dual electrical
stimulators with dual-pulse capability, and
audio-visual stimulators.
"The
(NeoDym) IOM system is great. It is light, compact,
portable, and produces the best data of any machine
we've ever seen."
Dr.
Jeff Owen, President
Surgical Monitoring Services, Baltimore, MD
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