A PRESENTATION TO THE CLINICAL USER:
INFINITY - THE CLINICAL SOLUTION

Key Positioning Strategies and Arguments
4	Transport monitoring - Pick and Go
4	Information access – client/server architecture
4	Superior arrhythmia processing - ACE
4	Practical multi-lead ST - 8 lead ST with MultiMed 6
4	Open architecture - MIB, Ethernet, TCP/IP
4	Universal monitor - one monitor for all needs
4	Flexibility - modularity
4	Cost effectiveness - asset management

Transport Monitoring – Pick and Go
The problem…
4	Patient must move from care areas to special diagnostic and treatment areas (Cathlab, CT, etc.)
4	Traditional solution - specialized transport monitors
4	Time consuming transfer to transport monitor
4	Interrupted monitoring
4	Fewer parameters
4	Gaps in patient data
4	Increased costs

The Siemens solution…
4	Pick and Go
4	Saves nursing time
4	Provides uninterrupted monitoring
4	No compromise in parameters
4	Complete data for the patient record
4	No additional cost 

Information Access – Client/Server Access
The problem…
4	Patient information is required in many locations both in and outside the hospital
4	Traditional solution - purchase products for each location
4	Very costly
4	Requires synchronization and excessive maintenance

The Siemens solution…
4	Client/Server Architecture
4	Purchase single server for application
4	Purchase low cost clients to view applications at any MVWS, CRS, Windows PC, or laptop
4	Clients can be purchased as site license that can be copied and used throughout the hospital, WinView

Superior Arrhythmia Processing – ACE Expert System
The problem…
4	False alarms cause reduced vigilance
4	False alarms mask true arrhythmia in trend data
4	Traditional solution – rules-based arrhythmia detection system
4	Excessive false positive rate
4	No major improvement in the last 10 years

The Siemens solution…
4	ACE (Arrhythmia Classification Expert) based detection system
4	Improved accuracy
4	Dramatic reduction in false positives
4	Cleaner trend data
4	Improved vigilance
4	Less recording paper reduces cost

Practical Multi-lead ECG Monitoring (MultiMed 6-8 Lead / ST)
The problem…
4	Proper arrhythmia and ischemia monitoring can only be done with 3 orthogonal ECG vectors
4	Traditional solution – 12- lead ECG modules
4	Requires 10 electrodes
4	Difficult to manage on alert patient
4	Costly - $2500 to $3500

The Siemens Solution…
4	MultiMed 6
4	Only 6 electrodes
4	Provide standard leads plus 2 V leads
4	No special pods or modules
4	Easy switch from 3,5 to 6 lead cables
4	Easily shared and moved around
4	Minimal additional cost
4	Rest ECG analysis option

Open Architecture – MIB, Ethernet, TCP/IP
The problem…
4	Integration of data from bedside devices and other clinical and hospital systems is costly and difficult to manage
4	Traditional solution – Proprietary (company specific) interface solutions
4	Costly to develop and purchase
4	Costly to maintain, future SW update
4	Continued dependencies on vendor to maintain interface as protocols expand/exchange

The Siemens solution…
4	MIB, Ethernet, TCP/IP
4	Full compliance with industry standards
4	MIB – IEEE 1073
4	Ethernet – IEEE 802.3
4	TCP/IP with Multicast
4	Guaranteed compliance in the future 
4	Reduced long term cost for maintenance of interface
4	Hospital maintenance of interface

Universal Monitor – One Monitor for All Environments and Acuity Levels
The problem…
4	Monitoring requirements change from care unit to care unit and with the patient acuity
4	Traditional solution – multiple monitors; special monitors for each environment and different monitors for high and low acuity levels
4	Limits usefulness - cannot be shared or re-deployed
4	Costly
4	Complicates technical training and spare part inventories
4	Staff training problems
4	Accessory compatibility

The Siemens solution…
4	Universal monitor SC 7000
4	Can be specialized for each environment – docking station configuration
4	Options can fit the need of all levels of acuity
4	Easily re-deployed to accommodate changing needs of the hospital
4	One set of parts and technical training for one monitor
4	One set of interchangeable accessories
4	Also fills need for transport monitor

Flexibility – Modularity
The problem…
4	High cost of monitors
4	Monitoring requirements change over time and technology advances offer new parameters
4	Traditional solutions – configured monitors or modular monitors
4	Configured monitors are difficult or impossible to upgrade
4	Modular monitors are costly due to expansion frames

The Siemens solution…
4	Semi-configured monitors
4	Monitor pre-configured with basic commonly used parameters – ECG, Resp, NBP, SpO2, 2 IBP, Temp
4	New parameters can be added as “Pods” – Multiple IBP, CO, etCO2†, EEG
4	Modularity for the price of configured

The Benefits of Modularity
4	Flexibility to accommodate future parameters
4	Lowers initial cost by allowing options to be shared
4	Lowers long term cost of ownership by allowing monitors to meet the clinical need for a longer period of time

Cost Effectiveness – Asset Management
4	With Pick and Go monitors may be assigned to patients and moved at will
4	Purchase enough monitors to fill the needs of the average census
4	Move monitors between units to accommodate peak periods
4	Reduce capital expenditure by 20%

Notes:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________† =  Information about the product is being provided for planning purposes. The product is pending 510(K) review and is not yet commercially available in the US.