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PROTECTIVE ENCLOSUREThe Best Protection for Your Telemetry monitor

EKG telemetry provides unparalleled safety for countless critically ill and

recovering patients. In our own hospital we have seen the number of beds

served by EKG telemetry double every five years. Once found only in the

cardiac care unit, EKG telemetry can now be found on pulmonary, renal,

medical, and surgical units as well as in cardiac rehabilitation and emergency

departments. At present almost one out of every four beds at our hospital is

designated for EKG telemetry.

C.W. Hendricks MD, FACC

C. Dorn Smith MD, FACC

The acquisition and maintenance of EKG telemetry transmitters now represents a necessary major investment for acute care hospitals. In our heart center we became concerned by the frequency with which these expensive transmitters were damaged. Droppage, food and beverage spills, contamination by body fluids, wound drainage and even attempts by patients to bathe or shower kept many units in the repair shop at considerable expense. Of even greater concern was the possibility that a contaminated transmitter might serve as a vehicle for the spread of infection from one patient to another, The cloth and foam pouches currently in use to allow patients to carry the transmitters provide no protection and compound the problem of contamination.

S. Humphrey MD, FACC

These concerns led our group to develop the HartLine Protective Enclosure. This shock and water resistant device made of impact absorbing, non-allergenic, bacteriostatic plastic provides complete protection for the telemetry transmitter while at the same time guarding the patient against the risk of cross-contamination from previous users of the transmitter. The HartLine Enclosure is comfortable and even permits the patient to shower while wearing the monitor.EKG telemetry protects thousands of patients every day. Protect your telemetry monitors with the HartLine Protective Enclosure.

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DESCRIPTION

A water-resistant, shock –resistant protective enclosure molded from non-allergenic and antibacterial polypropylene (latex free). This lightweight device (100 grams) includes a comfortable waterproof breakaway strap.

PURPOSE

To provide a protective enclosure for a Space Lab TM Digital ECG Transmitter (90347) and Multi-parameter Transmitter (90343).

BENEFITS

The Hartline Protective Enclosure provides significant improvements over telemetry pouches currently available.

Eliminates damage to ECG transmitter, reducing maintenance and repair expenses for hospitals.

Protects ECG transmitter from exposure to body fluids or other contaminants, ensuring optimal performance while extending life of transmitter.

Allows cardiac patients to shower while being monitored.

( A physician’s permission is required)

A much needed product for A much needed product for the reduction of infection the reduction of infection control issues for isolation control issues for isolation

and non-ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients.patients.

Our Protective Enclosure will prevent this contamination

Protective Enclosure will prevent contamination and save costly repairs

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Reduces costly repairs for Reduces costly repairs for ECG transmitters, thus ECG transmitters, thus

saving hospitals millions on saving hospitals millions on repairs.repairs.

Average Transmitter usage: Average Transmitter usage: 200-500 patients per year 200-500 patients per year

depending on size of depending on size of hospital.hospital.

Price of transmitter $1200 - Price of transmitter $1200 - $2400, repair cost $200 - $2400, repair cost $200 -

$800.$800.

Our Protective Enclosure will prevent breakage/repair costs

Promotes patient Promotes patient satisfaction by allowing satisfaction by allowing

them to shower with them to shower with continuous heart continuous heart monitoring given monitoring given

permission by physician.permission by physician.

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Case Study:

The Johnson Medical Center in Charleston has installed units for use in their cardiac

care facility:

On behalf of the 4 BS telemetry unit, I would like to say that the protective

enclosures for the telemetry monitors has been a great help to us. It has served us

so far on repairs and it keeps the monitors a lot cleaner. We use them mostly on our

combative patients and it has certainly kept the monitors from having needless

repairs. We also use them in our isolation rooms. They help to keep the monitors

from being exposed to bodily fluids and other types of contaminants. Our Bio-med

Engineers are also very pleased with the effectiveness of the protective enclosures.

 

With Great Thanks, Department of Veterans Affairs Julia M.

Ferrell Ralph H. Johnson Medical Center Telemetry

Nurse Charleston, South Carolina

Endorsement:

I recently had the pleasure of viewing the Cardiac Telemetry Protective

Enclosure designed by HartLine Technology. I was impressed by their ingenuity

and concern for patient comfort. HartLine Technology has responded to a

concern of our telemetry patient population and developed quite an innovative

device.

 

Telemetry patients have repeatedly voiced concerns about not being able to

shower because of the necessity of having their heart rhythm monitored at all

times. Not being allowed to shower can serve to increase the stress of their

hospital stay.

 

This protective enclosure helps to achieve patient satisfaction in several ways.

It will contribute to patient satisfaction, meet the doctor's expectation that this

patient's heart rhythm will be constantly observed and it protects the telemetry

unit. I look forward to seeing this very innovative device used in our hospital.

 

Thank You, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital

Lenora E. Bell, RN Columbia, South Carolina

Director of Nursing - Evenings

Summary:

Protective Enclosure for

(Space Lab) ECG Transmitter

Reduce costly repairs for ECG transmitter

 

Minimize need to clean transmitter

 

Minimize infection control issues

 

Allows patients to shower with permission by physician

Purpose:

To provide a protective enclosure for a Space Lab Digital ECG Transmitter (90347) and Multi-Parameter

Transmitter (90343).

 

Enclosures for Agilent HP Technology systems and GE Marquette Apex Pro Telemetry systems will be available

soon.

Description:

A water-resistant, shock-resistant protective enclosure molded from non-allergenic and antibacterial

polypropylene (latex free). This lightweight device (100 grams) includes a comfortable waterproof breakaway

strap.

Benefits:

The HartLine Protective Enclosure provides significant improvements over telemetry pouches currently

available.

Eliminates damage to ECG transmitter, reducing maintenance and repair expenses for hospitals.

Protects ECG transmitter from exposure to body fluids or other contaminants, ensuring optimal performance

while extending life of transmitter.

Allows cardiac patient to shower while being monitored (physician's permission is required).

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Hartline Technology, Inc.

P O Box 4565

Columbia, South Carolina 29240

Telephone: 888-234-HART (4278)

Fax: 803-799-7709

Email: www.hartlinetech.com