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Mortara Instrument Provides ECG Technology
for International Space Station Research
Customized
ECG Solution for Space Based Research Application
MILWAUKEE,
WI USA
27 March 2002 -
Today Mortara
Instrument announced its participation in a physiology
research effort to be conducted aboard the International
Space Station (ISS). Mortara, in collaboration with the
Dutch biomedical research institute BMI-TNO, will provide
a unique 12-lead ECG acquisition technology capable of
collecting ECG data under a variety of conditions in
conjunction with other vital signs parameters.
The technology will be integrated into the Cardiolab
system aboard the Columbus Orbital Facility at the ISS.
The Cardiolab system will be used to understand the
physiological effects of and adaptation to altered
gravity levels. In particular, the impact on the
cardiovascular system will be studied. Specific research
areas will include the autonomous control of heart rate
and circulation as well as fluid volume regulation.
Johan De Bie, Ph.D., Director of Engineering for Mortara
Instrument’s European headquarters commented,
“We are very pleased to be able to participate in
this important initiative and to provide our leading ECG
technology for use aboard the International Space
Station. Mortara has a long history of collaborating with
research groups worldwide and has provided unique
technology solutions for several different ECG studies.
Working together with BMI-TNO, we will provide a
customized ECG data collection system that meets the
particular research requirements aboard the Columbus
Orbital Facility. We look forward to seeing the
scientific results of this collaboration after the
Columbus Orbital Facility is launched in late 2004.”
David W. Mortara, Ph.D., one of the world’s leading
figures in ECG algorithm development, founded Mortara
Instrument in 1982. Mortara Instrument's headquarters are
located in Milwaukee, Wis., with European operations
based in Bologna, Italy. Mortara Instrument is
distinguished in the field of non-invasive cardiology for
the innovations that are the core of the company's
complete line of ECG products. These product innovations
include the integration of 12-lead ECG technology in
bedside monitoring, wireless stress testing, Holter and
telemetry monitoring systems.
About Mortara
Mortara
Instrument's headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wis.,
with European operations based in Bologna, Italy. Mortara
Instrument is distinguished in the field of non-invasive
cardiology for the innovations that are the core of the
company's complete line of ECG products. These product
innovations include the integration of 12-lead ECG
technology in bedside monitoring, wireless stress
testing, Holter and telemetry monitoring systems. The
company's web site is www.mortara.com.
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