The Hemedex Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring System

Meningitis is inflammation of the thin tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges. It can block blood vessels in the brain and lead to stroke and brain damage. It can also harm other organs. Anyone can get meningitis, at any age, and the condition can progress rapidly. Early treatment can help prevent serious problems, including death. 

Meningitis causes swelling in the brain that reduces cerebral blood flow. Reduced cerebral blood flow for a sustained length of time causes incredible damage to the brain and rest of the body. Use of the Hemedex Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring System (which includes the Bowman Perfusion Monitor and QFlow 500 Probe) can detect changes in pressure caused by swelling, even at meningitis’ earliest stages.

Aside from aiding in the detection of meningitis, the Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring System is useful in:

• Assessing the effectiveness of treatments and therapies by providing real time, bedside, continuous monitoring of cerebral blood flow.

• It alerts clinicians to the onset of swelling in post operative and comatose patients, allowing early intervention before permanent damage is cause

• Relies on a minimally invasive thermal diffusion probe that measures tissue blood flow and can be inserted into any soft tissue for which measurement is desired;

• A variety of applications outside of the realm of neurosurgery, including organ transplantation, reconstructive surgery, and oncology. There are many major diseases, injuries and conditions for which blood perfusion data can improve treatment, cost, and ultimately patient outcomes.