regional oximetry

ICU: Neonate Intensive Care Unit

“NIRS provides continuous, non-invasive measures that are suitable targets for goal-directed therapy
deficiencies in global and regional perfusion and should be standard of care.”
Nancy Ghanayem, Clinical Director, Cardiac Critical Care, and James Tweddell M.D., Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Model 7600
Regional Oximeter System
Neonatal/Pediatric Sensor
Model 8004CB Series

You make key decisions that strive to

preserve major organ function …
EQUANOX provides you the accurate,
reliable and consistent measures
of tissue oxygen saturation to
assist that decision making.
„ See the Difference in Your Neonatal and Pediatric Patients
Nonin Medical’s new EQUANOX sensor is designed specifically for your neonatal patients, allowing placement of
up to four sensors in cerebral and somatic sites when facing these challenges:

Clinical Condition Value of NIRS Monitoring

Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Helps detect the impact of cyanosis or other circulatory failure of perfusion to vital organs
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) Helps detect inadequacy of perfusion to enteric or colonic tissues
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Helps detect pulmonary inability to adequately oxygenate hemoglobin
in the Newborn (PPHN)

The EQUANOX System: • As advances in neonatal care increase the survivability of low birth
weight patients, organ failure due to hypoxia and hyperoxemia challenges
• Industry-Leading Accuracy *
the ability of neonatal teams to ensure long-term quality of life.1
Absolute accuracy that aligns to true patient
physiology, indicating adequacy of perfusion • Conventional monitoring modalities may not provide comprehensive
information on true patient physiology.2
• Consistent and Reliable
• Regional oximetry is rapidly becoming standard of care in providing
Rapid, reliable, response to physiological change real-time, non-invasive measurement of tissue perfusion to alert the
without signal instability and interruptions from clinical team of insufficient oxygen to meet metabolic demand.3,4
ambient electrical and optical interferences
• Traditional trending systems often lack the precision needed to
• Portable and Versatile make effective clinical decisions.5
Lightweight and durable, with long battery life,
allowing ease of continuous monitoring during
patient transport within the hospital
• Optimized for the Patient
Unique optical spacing to isolate and target key
tissues for the intended population

EQUANOX System shown

with optional 4-channel
pod configuration

Nonin Medical’s patented dual-emitter

architecture effectively targets the cerebral
cortex, eliminating surface artifacts that
interfere with measurement accuracy.

„ Additional Reading
Author Citation Key Conclusion
Toet MC and Lemmers P. Early Hum Dev; 2009; 85:77 NIRS use is increasing in critically ill neonates, and its usefulness goes beyond the ICU to
other care departments, and will probably become the future for neonatal neuromonitoring.
Tobias, JD. J Int Care Med 2008; 23:384 NIRS detects changes in oxygenation earlier than standard pulse oximetry.
Kaufman J, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2008; 9:62 NIRS is effective to obtain easy, immediate, and noninvasive measurements of splanchnic
rSO2 in infants following congenital heart surgery.

* Based on 8004CA clinical results

References: Nonin Medical, Inc. Nonin Medical AB

1 Mckenzie ED, et al; Am J Surg 2005; 190:289 13700 1st Avenue North Fibervägen 2, 82450
2 Nicklin SE, et al; Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2003; 88:F263
3 Olsson C, and Thelan S; J Thorac and Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 131:371 Plymouth, MN ¡ 55441-5443 ¡ USA Hudiksvall, Sweden
4 Chakravarti S, et al; Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2010; 12:70 P +1.763.553.9968 F +1.763.577.5521 P +46 650 401500
5 van Bel F, et al; Neonatology 2008; 94:237 E info@nonin.com F +46 650 401514
E infointl@nonin.se

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