Helping you breathe a little easier.
When you or a loved one gets sick, receiving the right medical care and treatment is a top priority. Clinicians who use the INVOS® System in the OR, cath lab and/or the ICU are adding an extra layer of defense to safeguard their patients brain and body oxygenation.
As we all know, oxygen keeps us alive and well, specifically our organs and most importantly, our brain. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of your body. This is called circulation. Sometimes during or after surgery, or in other critical care scenarios, oxygen has a hard time circulating throughout the body. Or, even if circulating, the oxygen it is carrying may be too low to fulfill demand by the body. If the oxygen level is too low, a range of threatening complications can ensue, including organ shut down. The INVOS® System is designed to help in this situation by keeping doctors and nurses continuously abreast of your blood-oxygen status.
Here's what will occur: a member of your care team will put two adhesive patches, called sensors, on your forehead to monitor the oxygen in your brain. They may also choose to place two more sensors on other areas of your body. These sensors tell your doctor how much oxygen is present every moment, so if there is not enough, he or she can take immediate action to restore it to adequate levels.
The INVOS® System is used in 700+ U.S. hospitals and 1,200 installs around the world. It is used in 185,000 procedures annually as it is an integral standard operating procedure in many top hospitals across the country.
To find out if your doctor will use this device in your care, just ask him or her. Since the INVOS® System is used by surgeons, nurses, perfusionists, anesthesiologists, and cardiac catheterization technicians, you can talk to virtually any member of your care team about cerebral/somatic oximetry with the INVOS® System.
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