Audiology Systems offers exclusive sale, training and demo of groundbreaking vestibular testing device by Otometrics. Healthcare professionals can experience firsthand new head positioning feedback functionality and other enhancements at training seminars and conferences around the country.
Schaumburg, IL | May 2014 – Audiology Systems recently announced that the new ICS® Impulse – a portable video head impulse testing (vHIT) device by Otometrics - is now available in the United States. New usability enhancements make the ICS Impulse system an even more powerful, time-saving tool. New and existing customers may contact Audiology Systems to be the first to experience vHIT with the new ICS Impulse.
Training and demonstrations will show new features such as head position feedback for LARP and RALP that makes it easier for the tester to see the proper position of the patient’s head by tracking motion in free space. Other enhancements include the innovative goggle, which has a new high speed USB camera and a sensitive head motion sensor built in that record fast eye movements to identify overt and covert saccades. Dynamic data analysis simplifies the identification of the saccades and vestibulo-ocular reflex components of the eye trace, and the new Hex Plot displays an overview of all six canals. It’s also possible to print high quality reports with vector-based graphics.
Fast, simple and precise, ICS Impulse is the world’s first portable, gold standard vHIT device and the only system approved by thought-leaders Michael Halmagyi, M.D., and Ian Curthoys, Ph.D. It is recommended as the first step in analysis – providing vast time-savings and improving workflow. It’s the first vHIT device that enables clinicians to accurately assess all 6 semi-circular canals in less than 10 minutes.
Kathleen Hill, Au.D., audiology education manager at Otometrics says, “Audiology Systems and Otometrics have partnered to provide our customers with a series of balance assessment training courses and solutions to maximize the use of our equipment - including access to detailed product information, professional training and support from a team of audiologists, myself included. We are excited to offer our customers the opportunity to learn and experience firsthand how ICS Impulse and the new head positioning feedback feature and other enhancements make gold standard vestibular testing even easier to perform.”
Audiologists and other healthcare professionals who are involved in performing and interpreting the VNG/ENG test are invited and can register online at www.audiologysystems.com/vhitcourse for the Head Impulse Seminar Series offered for 0.4 continuing education units (CEUs). For more comprehensive training, recognized balance expert, Kamran Barin, Ph.D. is facilitating a 3-day course on October 13-15 in Chicago, Illinois, and details can be found at www.audiologysystems.com/vngcourse.
The new ICS Impulse is available for immediate delivery. It will be featured in the Audiology Systems/Otometrics booth at the upcoming AAO-HNS Annual Meeting this September in Orlando, Florida. Onsite product demonstrations can be arranged by contacting a local sales representative directly, calling customer service at 855.283.7978, or by sending an email to sales@audiologysystems.com. Learn more about ICS Impulse and these latest enhancements at: www.audiologysystems.com/impulse.
About Audiology Systems
Audiology Systems is a new, national partnership of industry professionals, audiologists, local instrument experts and Otometrics. The company provides fast and direct access to advanced equipment from leading manufacturers, such as Intelligent Hearing Systems (IHS) and Otometrics, with MADSEN, AURICAL and ICS. Audiology Systems was founded with a clear vision: to elevate customer care through increased professionalism, consultative dialogue and accessibility to customers. Visit www.audiologysystems.com or the Otometrics/Audiology Systems Expo Page on AudiologyOnline for more information.
