Emfit Epileptic Seizure Mat

Prospective study of the emfit movement monitor.

Emfit epileptic seizure mat.

It consists of a sensor a control unit and a radio transmitter. The emfit tonic clonic seizure monitor with bed sensor mat is an ideal way of monitoring a patient and being alerted to a fit without having to watch over them constantly. Emfit epilepsy tonic clonic bed sensor mat. Pager this option is ideal for a home or nursing environment.

Seizure 22 2013 345 355. Emfit epileptic seizure mat. There is no down time no holidays and no opportunity for a good night s sleep. Kate van poppel stephen p.

The emfit epilepsy alarm has been developed to register epileptic seizures such as generalised tonic clonic gtc attacks of a person lying in bed. Review article sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. A pressure sensor device that is used in a bed. The emfit epileptic sensor mat is a bed monitoring system that will monitor a sleeping adult or child s convulsive seizures from under the mattress.

Safety devices alerting devices. N engl j med 2011. It is designed to alert carers through an auditory alarm when a person is experiencing tonic clonic seizures. It can detect both the person s tonic clonic seizures and if the person leaves the bed with the same sensor.

Epilepsy safe bed under mattress sensor. Sleep sound and sleep safe. It can also be used to. Patented sensor technology detects all of a person s movement in bed and is able to differentiate normal movements from epileptic seizures.

What is the epilepsy sensor. If the companion sensor detects seizure activity it will immediately send an alert to a pager so that parents or staff can attend. The pager has a range of up to 200 meters careline alarm this option is perfect for someone who may spend long periods of time on their own. The emfit movement monitor is the most trusted technology for quickly detecting monitoring and alerting a family member or caregiver to nighttime seizure activity that involves continuous repetitive faster movements muscle jerking.

This has been with the full support of all the australian epilepsy associations in all states. The thin sheet metal emfit bed sensor is positioned between two mattresses i e. Under mattress installation wi fi or cellular network connectivity and widest validated data are key values for athletes occupational health elderly care sleep apnea diagnosing and multidisciplinary research. Fulton amy mcgregor michelle ellis andrea patters and james wheless.

Epilepsy safe bed under mattress sensor since our appointment in 2005 by emfit the manufacturer of the amazing bed sensor to monitor a tonic clonic seizure we have placed thousands of units into homes. Journal of child neurology 28 11 1434 1436 2013. Caring for a patient with epilepsy is hard work. Emfit is world leading manufacturer of contact free sleep sensing solutions with heart rate variability.