Fetal Monitors Offer Safety Features

A new line of fetal and maternal monitors for obstetrical care offer advanced functionality and safety features.

The new Avalon fetal monitors, manufactured by Philips Medical Systems (Andover, MA, USA), feature enhanced functionality and documentation capabilities and are compact and ergonomic as well. The Avalon FM20 (antepartum) and Avalon FM30 (intrapartum) monitors can be used to monitor multiple births, with advanced features that include high-quality ultrasound tracing and cross-channel verification, a Philips safety feature that reduces the risk of confusing maternal and fetal heart rate signals.

Both monitors integrate monitoring of maternal blood pressure and pulse rate with measurement of multiple fetal heart rates and uterine activity. Data from the monitors can be automatically transmitted to the Philips OB TraceVue obstetrical information system for comprehensive information management across the obstetrical care continuum, from the beginning of pregnancy to postpartum visits across multiple pregnancies.

The Avalon FM20 offers fetal and maternal monitoring for obstetrical departments in offices, clinics, and hospitals. It integrates monitoring of maternal blood pressure and pulse rate with measurement of multiple fetal heart rates and uterine activity.

The Avalon FM30 covers patients from the onset of contractions through the final stages of delivery with its full set of external and internal fetal parameters, such as fetal heart rate via ultrasound or direct fetal electrocardiogram (ECG), intrauterine pressure, and internal and external uterine activity. It provides non-invasive monitoring of maternal blood pressure, maternal pulse oximetry, heart rate, and maternal electrocardiogram (ECG) wave.

"Obstetrics commands the highest standards in patient safety and documentation,” said David Russell, vice president of global marketing, patient monitoring, for Philips Medical Systems. "Our new fetal monitors are designed to help clinicians improve patient outcomes with reliable monitoring throughout a mother's pregnancy.



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