Contec Medical Systems
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Contec Medical Systems (simplified Chinese:康泰医学系统 ?, not to be confused with Contec Medical Limited of Israel
) is a Chinese
manufacturer of medical devices ranging from home-use pulse oximeter
s such as those used by sufferers of sleep apnea
to the electrocardiograph
and electroencephalograph
machines used in hospitals.
Israel
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) is a Chinese
China
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manufacturer of medical devices ranging from home-use pulse oximeter
Pulse oximeter
A pulse oximeter is a medical device that indirectly monitors the oxygen saturation of a patient's blood and changes in blood volume in the skin, producing a photoplethysmograph. It is often attached to a medical monitor so staff can see a patient's oxygenation at all times...
s such as those used by sufferers of sleep apnea
Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Similarly, each abnormally low...
to the electrocardiograph
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiography is a transthoracic interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, as detected by electrodes attached to the outer surface of the skin and recorded by a device external to the body...
and electroencephalograph
Electroencephalography
Electroencephalography is the recording of electrical activity along the scalp. EEG measures voltage fluctuations resulting from ionic current flows within the neurons of the brain...
machines used in hospitals.