OrSense launches Glasswing for anemia monitoring and hemorrhage detection

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, introduced today at the 32nd International Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), in Cancun, Mexico, Glasswing^TM, its next-generation, wireless, non-invasive hemoglobin (Hb) measurement system for anemia monitoring, hemorrhage detection and pre-donation screening.    

Hemoglobin (Hb) measurements allow the detection of anemia and hemorrhage, and are widely used in hospital wards such as operation rooms, ICU, ER and delivery rooms. In blood donation centers, a pre-donation Hb measurement of blood donors is required by most countries to protect anemic donors, and to ensure adequate Hb content of blood units. The determination of Hb levels of prospective blood donors is usually performed using capillary blood obtained by finger pricking, rendering current Hb screening methods invasive, painful, time consuming and labor intensive.

Glasswing, OrSense's next-generation, wireless device offers a unique, breakthrough non-invasive solution for accurate continuous and spot Hb measurements. The new portable, wireless system enables on-line storage and download of data, real-time communication with electronic medical records in the hospital or blood donation centers as well as with other digital data devices and printers. The device is well suited for use in a variety of clinical environments, including perioperative and critical care, emergency medicine, blood donation facilities, women's health, primary care physician's office and homecare.

"We are proud to introduce Glasswing, our improved revolutionary solution for non-invasive measurements of hemoglobin," said Lior D. Ma'ayan, CEO of OrSense. "OrSense's non-invasive solution improves anemia screening and monitoring by eliminating pain, reducing infection risk and enabling a simple and fast diagnosis. Hemoglobin measurements obtained by our system in multiple applications, showed accurate performance compared with the gold standard invasive reference values. Our non-invasive system was found to be environmentally friendly, safe, fast and easy to use by the operating staff, and is already in use in multiple blood donation centers and blood banks in around the world, improving donor and patient safety and care."

In addition, 2 poster presentations will be presented at ISBT, with results of clinical trials showing that Hb measurements obtained with OrSense's systems showed accurate performance compared with invasive point of care (POC) devices. Dr. M. Gavalaki of the Blood Transfusion Center at Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece will present a poster titled Evaluation of non-invasive pre-donation hemoglobin screening; and Aharon Weinstein, Vice President of Research at OrSense will present a poster titled Non-invasive hemoglobin sensor performance in anemia screening.    

Source: OrSense Ltd.