Summary: Linxens and Siemens Healthineers reinforced their dedication to athlete health and safety by advancing a blood analysis system for use by medical teams during the Paris Olympic Games.
Takeaways:
- The epoc blood analysis system enables rapid on-site testing for electrolyte imbalances, helping prevent heat stroke and other hydration-related issues among athletes during the Olympic Games.
- This wireless device delivers critical biochemical measurements in under a minute, enhancing medical teams’ ability to provide timely interventions for athletes’ safety.
- Linxens and Siemens Healthineers have collaborated since 2006, with Linxens contributing essential raw materials to the epoc system, which has become a cutting-edge tool in point-of-care diagnostics.
Linxens and Siemens Healthineers reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing athlete health and safety with the development and implementation of the epoc blood analysis system used by medical teams during the Olympic Games in Paris.
Support for Olympians
The epoc system facilitates prompt intervention in the event of electrolyte imbalances, helping to prevent heat stroke and other hydration-related complications. This technology allows athletes to fully focus on their performance while being assured that their well-being is optimally monitored.
The Olympic and Paralympic Games, with their extreme demands for endurance and performance, pose significant challenges to the health and safety of athletes. All too often, accidents of varying severity related to dehydration occur under these intense conditions, the companies say.
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On-site Blood Testing
This wireless device allows for comprehensive blood testing directly on-site using a simple test card at ambient temperature. Thanks to this advanced technology, results are obtained in less than a minute, providing rapid and accurate measurement of critical biochemical parameters such as sodium. Linxens, the manufacturer of an essential raw material component, has played a part in developing this solution by designing and manufacturing the electrodes that enable such quick and efficient analysis.
“The epoc system is a world-leading diagnostic tool that has revolutionized critical healthcare by enabling rapid, accurate care. Linxens has been a partner in this collaboration, providing an essential raw material that forms the base of the biosensor array, which Siemens has developed into a cutting-edge Point-of-Care solution. Our teams at Linxens and Siemens continue to work closely on advancing next-generation systems,” says Mark Fritz, site head, point-of-care at Siemens Healthineers.
The two companies have been collaborating since 2006, continuously advancing the field with their joint expertise and innovations.
