Somanetics Corporation

somanetics® corporation (nasdaq: smts) is the pioneer and leader of cerebral and somatic (of the body) oximetry, providing u.s. clinicians with the first adult cerebral oximeter, the first pediatric cerebral oximeter and the first simultaneous brain and body oximeter. known as the invos cerebral/somatic oximeter, this noninvasive patient monitor continuously measures changes in blood oxygen levels in the brain and in the body of patients who are at risk for restricted blood flow so clinicians can detect and correct a variety of threatening complications. today, the invos system is in use at 700+ u.s. hospitals, including 80% of centers performing pediatric cardiac surgery, plus 1,200+ installs internationally.