Product Proves Effective and Reliable in Remote, Extreme Environments
MUNDELEIN, Ill., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-logic Systems Corp.
(Nasdaq: BLSC), a designer and marketer of computerized medical
electro-diagnostic equipment, today reported the successful operation of its
Ceegraph/Sleepscan Traveler, a battery-operated electroencephalograph and
polysomnograph system, during a telemedicine experiment on Mount Everest.
Bio-logic's Traveler system was chosen as the exclusive neurological testing
device for this experiment based on its leading-edge design for modularity and
portability -- weighing less than 2 lbs. and miniature in size -- and for its
comprehensive diagnostic capabilities. Telemedicine is a growing trend that
supports testing and diagnostic analysis and transmission of data from remote
areas, or under extreme conditions.
Prompted by the May 1996, deaths of 11 climbers during an expedition to
the Mount Everest summit, researchers set up the Everest Extreme Expedition on
Mount Everest to study the way the human body functions at high altitudes and
in extreme environments, and to scientifically validate the latest advanced
medical technologies under such conditions. This collaborative experiment by
NASA, Yale University School of Medicine, MIT Media Lab, Boston Museum of
Science, the U.S. Army, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and AT&T was
conducted last May. The findings will be used to design telemedicine systems
that can be used in space, for home health care and on the battlefield.
Bio-logic's Ceegraph/Sleepscan Traveler was one of the preferred
monitoring devices used to record vital signs during the experiment at 18,000
feet. It provides multi-channel recordings of EEG, ECG, EOG, Airflow,
Respiratory Effort, Body Position, Pulse Rate, and other physiological
functions. This modular system also incorporates a patented method for
real-time, lossless data compression called SmartPack(TM). This facilitates
full disclosure of high-quality, long-term recordings for faster and more
efficient transmission to telemedicine centers for interpretation by
physicians.
"The Ceegraph Traveler has expanded our capabilities for gathering
important information in a digital format concerning the physiologic status of
humans in extreme environments," said Dr. Vincent Grasso, medical director of
the Everest Extreme Expedition.
Bio-logic Systems Corp., headquartered in Mundelein, Ill., designs,
develops, assembles and markets computer-based electrodiagnostic systems for
use by hospitals, clinics, universities and physicians. The systems conduct
tests that are typically used by medical practitioners to aid in the diagnosis
of certain neurological, psychiatric and sensory disorders, psychological and
learning disorders, brain disorders and tumors.
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312-640-6760, or Darcy Bretz, Media Info., 312-640-6756, both of
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