Compumedics introduced March 5 that its Falcon HST gadget acquired FDA 510(okay) clearance, increasing the corporate’s residence sleep testing lineup within the U.S.
About Falcon HST
Falcon HST is an electroencephalogram (EEG) and respiratory sign recorder. It data, opinions and analyzes collected and saved physiological parameters, together with EEG, electrooculogram (EOG), electrocardiogram (ECG) and respiratory alerts, that are used as an support within the analysis of respiratory- and cardiac-related sleep issues by certified physicians.
The Falcon system consists of a essential unit and a charging cradle. The primary unit is a small gadget worn on the chest over clothes. It features a touchscreen LCD and varied channel inputs for plethysmography bands and electrodes.
The gadget is on the market by prescription solely, and is meant to be used by grownup sufferers within the residence or medical surroundings, below the path of a well being skilled, to assist within the analysis of sleep issues.
In keeping with the corporate’s press launch, the gadget enhances Somfit, offering a clinically centered platform with extra knowledge factors. Somfit is a wearable gadget meant for residence use with sufferers suspected of getting sleep-related respiratory issues. Worn on the brow, the gadget collects physiological knowledge and is meant to be a diagnostic support for clinicians. Somfit acquired FDA clearance in December 2023.
