Intercostal EMG - A new way ro record effort

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Overview: The document discusses the recording of respiratory effort signals using intercostal EMG technology, highlighting its advantages over standard effort belts.

Standard Effort Belts:

Do not directly represent breathing effort.
Signals are dependent on muscle contraction ability.
Correct signal acquisition depends on belt positioning.
Require individual sizing and are either disposable or require cleaning.

Intercostal EMG:

Directly records breathing stimulation and reflects muscle activity.
Useful for monitoring respiratory insufficiency and muscle dysfunction.
One sensor size fits all patients.
Uses disposable electrodes, eliminating the need for cleaning.

Data Processing:

IC-EMG provides a clear distinction between central and obstructive apneas.
Specialized algorithms remove ECG artifacts to generate the IC-effort curve.
IC-effort signal oscillations differ significantly between apnea types.

Sensors:

Single IC-EMG sensor available for SOMNOscreen™ plus and SOMNO HD™.
Combined IC-EMG + ECG sensors available for SOMNOtouch™ NIBP and SOMNOtouch™ RESP.

Catalog excerpts

Intercostal EMG - A new way ro record effort-1

SIMPLY BETTER. FOR THE RECORDING OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT SIGNALS STANDARD EFFORT BELTS Signal directly reﬂects muscle activity (electrical signal) Signals depend strongly on the muscles’ ability to contract  Monitoring tool for respiratory insuﬃciency/ muscle dysfunction1,2 Belt positioning determines the correct abdomen/thorax eﬀort signal  One sensor size for all patients Individual belt sizes needed  Disposable electrodes – fast and cost eﬀective and no disinfection/cleaning of the sensor  No representation of direct breathing eﬀort Direct recording of breathing stimulation Disposable belts or time-consuming cleaning of re-usable belts M.L. Duiverman et al., J. Appl. Physiol. 2004, 96, 1723-1729. E. J. W. Maarsingh,et al., J. Appl. Physiol. 2000,

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DATA PRE-PROCESSING Single IC-EMG sensor for SOMNOscreen™ plus (SEN623), SOMNO HD™ Combined IC-EMG + ECG sensor (3-channel) for SOMNOtouch™ NIBP (TOS015) Combined IC-EMG + ECG sensor (1-channel) for SOMNOtouch™ RESP (TOS016) Photo cover page: © magicmine, iStock IC-EFFORT PROCESSED For central apneas, cardiac oscillations in the thorax channel may lead to faulty obstructive scoring. For obstructive apnea, as shown in this example, there is no clear eﬀort visible for the thorax and abdomen channel. In contrast - the IC-EMG indicates a clear eﬀort obstruction. With a specialized algorithm ECG artefacts...

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