Inovise Medical Announces Release of AUDICOR 2.0 for Early Cardiac Diagnosis

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Inovise Medical, a privately held cardiac diagnostic company, has released AUDICOR 2.0, an advanced clinical tool that integrates automated heart sound detection and analysis with electrocardiography (ECG) for earlier cardiac diagnosis. The product will be showcased at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session in New Orleans, where clinicians can rapidly and accurately assess patients with acute coronary syndrome or congestive heart failure. The AUDICOR technology has been granted a CPT III code by the American Medical Association, making it more widely available to clinicians.

Key Takeaways:

  • AUDICOR 2.0 integrates automated heart sound detection and analysis with advanced ECG for earlier cardiac diagnosis.
  • The product enables clinicians to rapidly and accurately assess patients presenting with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome or congestive heart failure.
  • AUDICOR technology has been granted a CPT III code by the American Medical Association, making it more widely available to clinicians.
  • The system employs multiple algorithms to identify and report critical diagnostic markers, including third and fourth heart sounds, and subtle ECG irregularities.
  • The technology takes advantage of correlated audioelectric cardiography (COR) to present ECG and heart sound information in a single-sheet report format.
  • AUDICOR Version 2.0 features several key clinical enhancements, including the detection of ischemia and a new heart sound display format to optimize visual assessment.

Statistics:

  • 60% of patients who present with chest pain yield inconclusive ECG readings (source: PRNewswire).
  • AUDICOR technology has been granted a CPT III code by the American Medical Association (AMA).
  • The CPT III code will be fully implemented on July 1, 2004.
  • The system has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under 510(k) clearance in October 2003.
  • More than 12 different types of diagnostic markers are reported by the AUDICOR technology (source: Inovise Medical).

Sources:

  • PRNewswire: "Inovise Medical, Inc. Announces Release of AUDICOR Version 2.0 and CPT III Code Grant by AMA".
  • Inovise Medical: "About Inovise Medical, Inc." and "AUDICOR Technology" (http://www.audicor.com).