New Clinical Studies Presented at the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Annual Meeting Show Masimo Technologies Provide Advanced Clinical In...( Masimo's Commercial Exhibit Draws ...)

Masimo's Commercial Exhibit Draws More Than 2,500 Conference Attendees

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that 13 new independent and objective clinical studies presented at the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., October 19-21, 2008, found Masimo SET(R) and Masimo Rainbow SET(R) technologies to be crucial in providing clinicians with an early indication of their patients' deteriorating health status in numerous clinical settings, which may allow earlier intervention and prevention of adverse clinical outcomes.

In addition, Masimo's commercial exhibit attracted over 2,500 anesthesiologists from the U.S. and around the world. Anesthesiologists visiting the commercial exhibit marveled at Masimo noninvasive hemoglobin (SpHb(TM)), the first-and-only technology capable of continuously monitoring hemoglobin status. Continuous monitoring of anemic status with Masimo SpHb may allow clinicians to make earlier and better treatment decisions, such as detecting blood loss earlier to initiate more timely transfusions in some patients and avoiding unnecessary blood transfusions in others.

Select Clinical Study Highlights

Continuous Pulse Ox Impacts Early Detection of Physiological Abnormalities in Post-Surgical Patients(1), a clinical evaluation led by Dr. George Blike at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, compared clinical data, patient outcomes and nursing satisfaction before and after implementation of Masimo Patient SafetyNet(TM) -- a remote monitoring and wireless clinician notification system -- on a 36-bed post-surgical care unit. Findings during the three-month evaluation -- covering 2,587 total patient days -- showed an 80 percent decrease in distress codes and rescue activations, and a 50 percent decrease in ICU transfers for Masimo Pati
'/>"/>