OSI
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS), a vertically-integrated provider of
specialized electronic products for critical applications in the
Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare
division, Spacelabs Healthcare, received clearance under Section 510(k)
from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the ArkonTM
high-performance anesthesia delivery system. Building upon Spacelabs'
sixty years of experience in designing anesthesia systems and
incorporating the latest technology, Arkon™ provides the
anesthesiologist with highly accurate and reliable tools to monitor a
patient under anesthesia more effectively. Using innovative concepts in
industrial design, Arkon's flexible workstation configuration also
creates an environment for the anesthesiologist to manage overall
workflow in the operating room more efficiently.
"Arkon™ is a culmination of several years of product development where
the Spacelabs team embarked on a mission to develop an anesthesia
workstation enabling anesthesiologists to achieve the perfect balance
between practice and patient, by providing leading technology with a
user interface that is intuitive and highly customizable." said Deepak
Chopra, OSI Systems CEO.