Who
needs Respisense monitors?
Respisense™ monitors are recommended for all babies under age 1,
especially during their most vulnerable first 6 months, to help guard
against life-threatening events such as Apnoea of Prematurity and Cot
Death.
What do Respisense monitors
do?
Respisense™ monitors the breathing efforts of a baby. If breathing
effort stops, slows down too much or becomes too shallow the built-in
stimulator will gently stir baby to breathe, failing which a loud
alarm will alert the nearest adult. Respisense™ monitors are
particularly suitable for babies at home, because Cot Death does not
always occur in cots and no other monitor allows the freedom of
movement that Respisense™ does.
Why Respisense?
Respisense™ heralds a completely new approach to baby monitoring,
eliminating all the hazards of older designs and making monitoring
easy and perfectly portable. It is the first cable-less breathing
monitor and can be used from cot to crèche to grandmother’s lap.
Do I need a sound monitor
too?
Sound and video monitors are most suitable to know when baby becomes
restless or cries for attention, i.e. when baby becomes too excited.
The Respisense™ monitor provides helpful assistance on the other, more
important end of baby’s activity scale - when he or she becomes too
quiet. By monitoring breathing movements and providing immediate
gentle stimulation when breathing should stop it provides that added
comfort of knowing you’ll be alerted when baby's breathing becomes too
shallow or stops. It also leaves parents free to choose the best sound
monitor available to complement the nursery, be it an analogue or
digital version, with single or multiple channels, battery or mains
operated, and with or without a video link.
Is Respisense safe?
Respisense™ monitors were developed by a father and extensively tested
on his own triplets for more than 2 years. By eliminating the hazards
inherent in devices that use under-mattress sensor pads, these
uniquely shaped monitors were designed to be the world's safest:
they have no cables that can strangle a baby, no straps that can get
caught and shut off blood circulation to hands or feet, and no mains
connections that could wear and cause electrocution or start fires.
There aren't even batteries to replace that could create choking
hazards.
The monitors carry the CE mark of safety, conform to 2001/95/EC
and 89/336/EEC requirements as certified by TUV Rheinland Quality
Services, and are subject to ISO9001:2000 quality management
processes.
How often do I need to
replace batteries?
The special high-capacity, feather-light batteries used by the
Respisense™ allow about a year's use, and would therefore not even
need to be replaced during the first 6 to 8 months that babies are
prone to SIDS. Safety of the monitors is further enhanced by sealing
the batteries inside the units, protected from inquisitive explorers
and preventing babies from chewing or choking on spent batteries.
These eco-friendly power sources can be replaced by the manufacturer
for a small fee for parents wishing to pass their monitors on or use
them for subsequent children.
What about false alarms?
Loose wires or improper installation cause most false alarms in
traditional breathing or movement monitors. Respisense™ monitors need
not be tuned to their installation environment, and there are no wires
or plug-connections that could become loose or wear over time. The
reasons for most false alarms in traditional monitors have therefore
been eliminated in the registered Respisense™ design.
What mattress can I use with
Respisense™ monitors?
Respisense™ is designed to work anywhere baby may fall asleep - on
bedding of any type or thickness, in a stroller or on a picnic
blanket. Respisense™ was designed to travel, eliminating the problems
associated with reinstallation of traditional monitors. It is the only
breathing monitor able to work like this!
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