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Fast-growing NKI manufactures noninvasive medical diagnostic equipmentused worldwide for neurologic, otologic and vestibular disorder evaluations.
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The three medical centers join a growing roster of U.S. military medicalfacilities that are using Neuro Kinetics' NOTC system, including the NavalMedical Center Portsmouth in Virginia and Madigan Army Medical Center inWashington.
Numerous other federal government medical facilities, including thoseoperated by the Veterans Administration and the National Institutes of Health,also rely on NKI products for conducting daily clinical evaluations ofpatients as well as undertaking a wide range of research projects.
Terms of the recent sales were not disclosed.
"We're delighted to support the military in improving the quality ofdiagnosis and care for military personnel," said NKI's Alex Kiderman, Ph.D.,chief technology officer.
Kiderman added that testing for signs of traumatic brain injury (TBI) andmild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are top priorities for NKI.
"We continue to develop new testing capabilities for the NOTC and toexpand diagnostic protocols. Lately, we have been particularly focused onhelping military doctors who are using our tools to enhance their ability todiagnose traumatic brain injuries," Kiderman said.
"What we learn from our military work will be valuable across the spectrumof head trauma, including injuries from motor vehicle, workplace and sportsaccidents," Kiderman added. "We're bringing new and exceptionally accuratetechnologies to help deal with the challenges of assessing and treating braininjuries."
Kiderman noted that NKI will publish a unique case study of a patient'spre- and post-accident brain function later this year. The study stems fromthe unusual circumstance of an NKI employee who suffered brain injuries in abicycle accident, giving Kiderman and other NKI researchers the ability tocompare pre-accident normative data (collected from the employee as part ofroutine product testing) with post-accident brain functioning.
"The research is promising," Kiderman said. "It appears that the batteryof tests in our NOTC system can detect traumatic brain injuries even when anMRI and radiographic studies fail to show damage."
NKI's NOTC incorporates all ocular motor tests, as well as other motiontests that utilize a Barany (rotational) chair to evaluate the neuro-otologicsystem. The NOTC features a smooth, patented motor design, advanced analyticsin its VEST(TM) software and the company's patent-pending, high-speedI-Portal(R) VOG (video oculography) eye tracking system.
Audiologists, neurologists, neuro-otologists, ophthalmologists,otolaryngologists and other medical specialists use NKI's devices to evaluateand analyze neurologic, otologic and vestibular conditions in order to improvediagnoses and develop treatment plans.'Promising' Advantages over MRIs as Company Prepares to Publish Unique Pre- & Post-Accident Study
SOURCE Neuro Kinetics, Inc.
