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New Wireless Device for Detecting Reflux Turns Heads at Sleep Medicine
Conference
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- June 23, 2006 -- Deirdre Stewart, Ph.D.,
presented information to a
crowded audience on a new patient-friendly device for detecting
gastric reflux in the airway and
its application in sleep medicine at the Association of Polysomnographic
Technologists meeting,
a segment of the SLEEP 2006 Associated Professional Sleep Societies
(APSS) event, June 17-22,
2006.
Dr. Stewart is Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Restech, the
designer and manufacturer of the
Dx-pH Measurement System™, which
detects aerosolized upper-airway reflux,
known as laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).
"The miniature 1.5mm diameter catheter,"
Stewart explains, "is placed trans-nasally and
is positioned behind the soft palate." This
positioning is revolutionary in that patients
are now exempt from larger catheters
stretching uncomfortably into their lower
esophagus.
The Restech "plug & play" Dx-Sleep
Adapter™ accessory, released February
2006, allows sleep medicine professionals to
track patients' airway pH events in real-time on their existing
monitoring equipment. The system
can be easily set up in a sleep clinic or physician's office. Since
the device transfers data using
wireless telemetry, there are no extra leads from the patient.
Ross Tsukashima, Director of Product Development at Restech, rounded
out the discussion with
his expertise in physiologic pH measurement. Mr. Tsukashima has
authored nine patents and was
awarded a 2002 Silver Medal in Business Week's "Industrial
Design Excellence Awards" for the
Medtronic Bravo™ pH monitoring system. His final comment
defined the Restech advantage,
"This pH monitoring system will break down existing barriers
in performing pH monitoring that
allows greater acceptance by physicians and their patients."
Coupled with Dr. Gregory Wiener's presentation last month at the
international Digestive Disease
Week (DDW) meeting, Restech is rounding the bases on the medical
conference circuit, receiving
promising reviews from GIs, ENTs, Pulmonologists and Sleep Medicine
Professionals alike.
Donald Castell, M.D., another pioneer in pharyngeal pH testing,
praised the makers of the Dx-pH
Measurement System saying, "I would like to thank Restech
very much for bringing this
technology to our attention."
Restech is a leader in engineering world-class medical technologies
that provide comfortable,
reliable solutions to assist physicians in the diagnosis of reflux
related health problems. For more
information on the Dx-pH Measurement System, call Debra Krahel
or Wal Flicker at (800) 352-
1512 or visit http://www.restech-corp.com. |
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