IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for noninvasive blood pressure and temperature measurements for the Root® patient monitoring and connectivity platform.
Root with noninvasive blood pressure from SunTech Medical enables clinicians to measure arterial blood pressure for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients, with three distinct measurement modes: spot-check, automatic interval, and stat interval. The temperature module from Welch Allyn is indicated to measure the temperature of adult and pediatric patients.
With the addition of noninvasive blood pressure and temperature to the Root platform, clinicians can easily and automatically chart vital signs data directly from Root. Enhancing the solution with Masimo Patient SafetyNet™ allows data to be sent directly to the patient’s electronic medical record (EMR) while alarms and alerts are seamlessly forwarded to the patient’s clinician.
Root with noninvasive blood pressure and temperature provides a monitoring solution for step-down, medical, and surgical environments. Clinicians on a unit equipped with this technology are expected to be able to continuously monitor their patients and automatically document vital signs while improving workflow, allowing them to spend more time with their patients.
Root offers a high visibility display with intuitive, touchscreen navigation for easy and adaptable use in any hospital environment:
- Integrates measurements from Masimo Radical-7® handheld for SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry, continuous hemoglobin (SpHb®), PVI®, and other noninvasive rainbow® parameters, or the Radius-7™ patient-worn monitor for continuous pulse oximetry and respiration rate monitoring of mobile patients.
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Flexible measurement expansion through Masimo Open Connect™ (MOC-9™),
including:
- ISA™ CO2 capnography for sidestream monitoring featuring Nomoline™ technology, allowing for the cost-effective use of consumables.
- Additional MOC-9 modules available include measurements such as SedLine® brain function monitoring.
- Automatic display of parameters, waveforms, and viewing configuration based on the clinician’s presence through MyView™ technology enabled with Patient SafetyNet™ version 5000 or higher.
- Optional USB barcode scanner for easy patient association.
- Available roll stand for ease of transport throughout the hospital.
- Built-in wireless radio allows data to be transmitted continuously during rounds.
“We are excited to bring this addition to the U.S. market,” said Joe Kiani, Founder and CEO of Masimo. “We designed Root to do for patient monitoring what PCs did for computing. By creating a platform which allows third-party measurement expansion, with an intuitive user interface and network connectivity, we hope to speed up innovation while reducing the cost of monitoring, as well as potentially improving patient care and patient safety.”
For more information on Root with noninvasive blood pressure and temperature, go to www.masimo.com.
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About Masimo
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is a global leader in
innovative noninvasive monitoring technologies. Our mission is to
improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care by taking
noninvasive monitoring to new sites and applications. In 1995, the
company debuted Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™
pulse oximetry, which has been shown in multiple studies to
significantly reduce false alarms and accurately monitor for true
alarms. The benefits of Masimo SET® have been proven in more than 100
independent and objective studies and it is estimated to be used on more
than 100 million patients in leading hospitals and other healthcare
settings around the world. In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow® Pulse
CO-Oximetry technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring
of blood constituents that previously could only be measured invasively,
including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC™),
carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), and more recently,
Pleth Variability Index (PVI®) and Oxygen Reserve Index (ORI™), in
addition to SpO2, pulse rate, and perfusion index (PI). In
2014, Masimo introduced Root®, an intuitive open architecture patient
monitoring and connectivity platform designed to speed the pace of
innovation and reduce the cost of care. Masimo is also taking an active
leadership role in mHealth with products such as the Radius-7™ wearable
patient monitor and the MightySat™ fingertip pulse oximeter. Additional
information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com.
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connection with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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regarding the potential effectiveness of Masimo’s Root® with noninvasive
blood pressure and temperature. These forward-looking statements are
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belief that Masimo's unique noninvasive measurement technologies,
including Root® with noninvasive blood pressure and temperature,
contribute to positive clinical outcomes and patient safety; risks
related to our belief that Masimo noninvasive medical breakthroughs
provide cost-effective solutions with comparable accuracy and unique
advantages, including: immediate and continuous results that enable
earlier treatment without causing invasive trauma in all patients and in
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