Kodak and Criticare Systems, Inc., Develop Software Package That Automatically Records Vital Signs During Oral Surgery; Saves Su
September 19 2006 - 2:35PM
Business Wire
CRITICARE SYSTEMS, INC. (AMEX:CMD). Eastman Kodak Company's Dental
Systems group and Criticare Systems, Inc., have developed a
software package that will enable oral surgeons to automatically
record and store patients' vital signs during surgery, saving
valuable time and enhancing patient care. The companies integrated
CRITICARE patient monitoring solutions with KODAK WINOMS CS
Practice Management Software, permitting the software to
automatically record vital signs such as heart rate, blood
pressure, temperature and respiration in an electronic anesthesia
record. Typically, oral surgeons use manual methods to record, and
later transcribe patients' vital signs during surgery. Since the
KODAK software now automates the process, surgeons can place
greater focus on patients, in addition to saving time. The software
also eliminates the extra step of having to place the transcribed
data into a patient's file after surgery. The KODAK WINOMS CS
Software, combined with Kodak's current offerings for the
diagnostic and post-operative phases of patient treatment, enables
a complete patient-information flow through an entire procedure.
This saves additional time for oral surgeons and their patients,
while reducing the risk of transcribing errors. "We view it as a
value-add to our product line and an important step to help our
customers move to electronic medical records," said Richard
Hirschland, General Manager of Kodak's Dental Systems group. The
proprietary software necessary for communication between CSI
monitors and Kodak's practice management software was
collaboratively developed by the two companies over the past six
months. "CSI sees its relationship with Kodak as an outstanding
opportunity for additional placement of its monitoring products in
conjunction with a premier market leader," said Emil Soika,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Criticare. About Criticare
Criticare (www.csiusa.com) maintains a leadership position in the
placement of monitoring systems within the domestic Oral and
Maxillofacial surgical market. The company designs, manufactures,
and markets proprietary patient monitoring products including
respiratory gas analyzers and MRI compatible systems for a wide
range of hospitals and alternate health care environments
throughout the world. About Kodak's Dental Systems Group Kodak,
with sales of $14.3 billion in 2005, is a leader in helping people
take, share, print and view images for memories, for information,
for business and for entertainment. Kodak's dental systems group
helps dental professionals streamline workflow and enhance patient
care by enabling them to capture, share, print and use images and
information easily and effectively. Kodak's dental products and
services include: direct-digital intraoral and extraoral dental
radiography systems; practice management software and electronic
services; dental digital photography systems; inkjet paper for
printing photographic-quality digital images; intraoral and
extraoral dental imaging films, processing chemistry and x-ray
equipment; and a variety of related products and services. Kodak
also markets computed radiography systems and COOK-WAITE local
anesthetics. All of Kodak's dental products are backed by the
company's quality customer support. For more information about
Kodak's dental products, call Kodak directly at 1-800-944-6365,
visit www.kodak.com/dental or contact your regional KODAK products
representative. (Note: Kodak, Cook-Waite and WinOMS CS are
trademarks of Kodak.) This press release contains forward-looking
statements. Such statements refer to the Company's beliefs and
expectations. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described. Such uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, the timely completion of new products,
regulatory approvals for new products, the risk of new and better
technologies, risks relating to international markets, as well as
general conditions and competition in the company's markets. Other
risks are set forth in Criticare's reports and documents filed from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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