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Respiratory
DSI offers robust solutions for data acquisition and analysis in acute and chronic pulmonary studies. Available monitoring solutions cover small to large animal species and range form industry standard plethysmography techniques to industry leading fully implantable and jacketed wireless technology. As a solutions provider DSI offers tools that allow researchers to execute their study, analyze data and report results in a cost effective and efficient manner. No other company provides a similar level of service, support and confidence when it comes to enabling acute and chronic pulmonary monitoring. Trusted by toxicologists, safety pharmacologists and researchers worldwide, DSI has the right respiratory monitoring solution to meet your research goals.
DSI | Ponemah Respiratory Solutions
DSI offers complete respiratory systems for both anesthetized and conscious models. DSI respiratory systems offer you:
- GLP compliant solutions
- One system that may also be used for cardiovascular studies at the same time
- Enables researchers to acquire data from implantable telemetry and hardwired sensors at the same time
- Same basic hardware can be used in multiple applications. Software only needs to have the corresponding analysis for the type of study being performed.
- DSI Offers
- Support for many different respiratory models
- Can offer complete turn key solutions
| A comparison of four methods available with DSI | Ponemah | ||||
Headout box |
Headout box + Telemetry |
Free Roaming |
Free Roaming corrected |
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| Advantages | High signal quality, TV analysis with less effort | High signal quality, bronchos-constriction studies | Good for time related analysis, less animal stress | Realistic TV & MV measurements; less animal stress |
| Weaknesses | Animal restrained - Increased stress | Animal restrained - Increased stress | generates very small flow signal, disturbance prone, high review effort | generates very small flow signal, disturbance prone, high technical effort |
| Acquired Signals | Flow (via diff. Pressure) | Flow (via diff. Pressure) Pleural Pressure | Flow (via diff. Pressure) | Ambient; Flow (via diff. Pressure) Temp., Humidity |
| Parameters | BPM; IT; PIF, ET; PEF; TV, MV | BPM; IT; PIF, ET; PEF; TV, MV Resistance.; Compilance. | BPM; IT; ET; Penh; PIF; PEF; TV; MV | BPM; IT; PIF, ET; PEF; Penh; TV; MV |
Ponemah Performance Analysis Modules
Ponemah offers an integrated software solutions for all applications, including telemetered and non-telemetered signals. Respiratory modules include:
