Pioneering Physiologic Telemetry
September 2009 marked DSI’s 25th anniversary. DSI began with a vision of creating telemetric sensors that could provide accurate, physiologic monitoring in a low-stress, free-roaming environment. DSI founders had expertise in human implantable devices with skills to develop entirely new telemetric sensors for ECG, temperature and activity in preclinical use. In 1989, telemetry for continuous blood pressure measurement once again put DSI at the forefront of physiologic research. These pioneering efforts and years of continuous improvement have made DSI telemetry the “gold standard” of animal wireless monitoring.
DSI Today
DSI is proud of its heritage as the pioneer in implantable telemetry and DSI continues to expand its offerings to better serve the complex needs of today’s researcher. In 2006, DSI’s acquisition of Ponemah created new research possibilities as the only provider of physiologic platforms capable of combining time-synchronous data collection from disparate sources coupled with a full suite of collection, analysis and reporting capabilities.
In 2007, DSI launched its JET platform (Jacketed External Telemetry). At the core of DSI’s JET™ system is an externally-worn Bluetooth® enabled telemetry device designed for toxicology and safety pharmacology laboratories conducting large animal studies. JET was originally offered to monitor ECG, temperature, and activity. However, the popularity of DSI’s external telemetry offering has resulted in the addition of both respiration and minimally-invasive blood pressure to the JET platform.
DSI’s Physiologic Monitoring Future
Scientists have made incredible strides using DSI products. DSI is continually working toward the advancement of monitoring tools that support pioneering and accelerating novel research. DSI’s commitment to technological improvements includes:
- Tightly synchronizing all parameters – whether wired or wireless
- Increasing implant range, longevity, and higher density social housing
- Creating new sensor types and more multi-sensor transmitters
- Developing more powerful, easier-touse analysis software
- Designing easily upgradable platform systems that can grow as you do
As your partner in physiologic monitoring, the future is bright.