Monitoring Solution Integrates Clinical Information at Point-of-Care

An advanced monitoring system streamlines workflow by enabling wireless transmission of vital signs data during patient transport, along with additional clinical benefits.

The Infinity Acute Care System monitoring solution consists of a handheld Draeger Infinity M540 patient monitor, which is integrated with the Draeger Medical Cockpit. The M540 transitions seamlessly from the bedside to wireless transport, eliminating the time consuming process of changing monitors and cables. When the Infinity M540 is undocked at the bedside, it automatically switches to wireless and broadcasts patient vital signs data to the Infinity Network, allowing uninterrupted monitoring.


The Medical Cockpit, in turn, integrates vital signs data from the M540, together with networked information such as patient history, diagnostic images, lab results, and other relevant networked clinical information into one widescreen display at the point of care. The fully networked solution allows a single monitor to accompany the patient during the entire care pathway to minimize undetected events. At the same time, it opens the flow of patient information throughout the hospital and beyond to support time-critical decision-making.

A further benefit of the system is the integration of Masimo rainbow SET technology, a monitoring platform that noninvasively and continuously measures multiple blood components and hemodynamic parameters. In addition to blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, and perfusion index (PI), the Masimo rainbow SET also measures total hemoglobin (SpHb), oxygen content (SpOC), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO), methemoglobin (SpMet), and Pleth Variability Index (PVI). The Infinity Acute Care System monitoring solution is manufactured by Draeger Medical Systems (Lübeck, Germany).

“Integrating Masimo rainbow SET technology into the Infinity Acute Care System monitor solution gives our customers easy access to noninvasive rainbow measurements,” said Marita Klafke, President of Draeger Medical Systems. “This technology delivers real-time clinical intelligence that can help clinicians improve point-of-care assessments and decision-making.”

Masimo (Irvine, CA, USA) Rainbow SET technology eliminates patient discomfort and workflow delays associated with traditional invasive blood test processes.

Monitoring SpHb helps clinicians to assess a patient's hemoglobin level immediately and continually, which may help reduce unnecessary blood transfusions and associated costs. Monitoring SpCO and SpMet allow clinicians to measure rapidly and accurately potentially life-threatening carbon monoxide (CO) and methemoglobin levels in the blood; and PVI measurement helps clinicians monitor a patient's volume status and fluid responsiveness.

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