Smart cable technology in multi-parameter monitors
The new Triton monitors from Nihon Kohden include the possibilities
of a 12 or 15-inch colour touch screen, up to 10 or 15 waveform traces, as well as a detachable input unit using the company’s Smart Cables system. A diagnostic 12-lead ECG, full disclosure and 16 patient interbed monitoring are also provided, as well as many more standard capabilities. Dual battery operation makes the new monitors especially useful for transport and emergency use. Nihon Kohden’s Smart Cable technology is unique to the industry and is setting a new standard in modular monitoring.
The design involves the miniaturisation of the circuitry used in traditional modules followed by the embedding of the circuitry into the patient cable itself. All that is needed to start monitoring is to plug the Smart Cable into a multi connector. Full modular flexibility is thus provided with the new system at a significantly reduced cost and without the inconvenience associated with traditional modular systems. Smart Cables are already available for blood pressure, cardiac output, EtTCO2, FiO2, temperature and thermistor respiration monitoring.
The most recently introduced Smart Cable system is for bispectral index monitoring (BIS). The company intends to continue developing more Smart Cables for new parameters.
The input section of the monitor can be detached and plugged into a different Triton
bedside monitor, thus reducing the time needed for connecting and disconnecting cables. There are two standard input models and two extension models. A networked Triton monitor can display numerical data and two waveforms for up to 16 patients even if there is no central monitor in the network. While the caregiver is attending to one patient and an alarm occurs at another patient’s monitor, Triton shows the interbed window so that the caregiver can check the other patient’s alarm without leaving the first patient.
Medica stand 09/D15
Nihon Kohden Corp.
