An Intelligent Pressure
Sensing System

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The Mizuho OSI® Avra™ Intelligent Pressure Sensing System is more than a pressure map. The heart of Avra is a patented stretchable, Lycra® sensing material that is elastic and preserves the immersion properties of the support surface. When combined with the intelligent pressure sensing algorithm, Avra provides critical information for optimal patient care.

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Intuitive System Modes

Avra provides critical information to support pressure injury prevention programs with visual and audible notification to the clinician of tissues deemed at risk for pressure injury. Cumulative pressure exposure data may be shared with post-operative personnel to ensure proper pressure relieving interventions are carried out in the continuum of care.

Pressure

Caregivers observe the patient’s position and pressure using the system’s visual feedback to guide repositioning. This real-time feedback is ideal for making initial positioning interventions for optimal pressure redistribution.

  • Facilitates positioning for optimal pressure redistribution
  • Takes the guesswork out of patient positioning
  • Ability to export pressure interface data
  • Color display for easy recognition of area of high pressure

Exposure

The Exposure tab helps caregivers quickly understand where the patient’s skin may be most at risk based on the Reswick and Rogers pressure-time curve1. The Exposure tab illustrates the aggregate of time and pressure, helping caregivers focus their attention on where the patient pressure injuries might occur.

  • Clinician sets the individual threshold based on clinical assessment
  • System monitors exposure pressure and notifies clinician when threshold is reached
  • Threshold notification based on Reswick and Rogers Pressure-Time Curve

1) Gefen A. Reswick and Rogers pressure-time curve for pressure ulcer risk. Part 2. Nurs Stand 2009; 23(46): 40-44

Gradient

The Gradient tab identifies areas of the skin that may be affected by shear forces. Gradient is an expression of how pressure changes from one location to another across the patient’s skin.

  • Warmer colors shows where deep tissue shear forces may be present

Threshold

Caregivers now have the ability to adjust and visualize the Pressure/Time Curve to align with clinical assessment of the patient. Choose from preset or custom threshold notification.

“The goal is to let clinicians make adjustments when certain body parts are being subjected to ongoing pressure, or, if a patient can’t be repositioned, to document the areas that might merit special attention in PACU.”

Outpatient Surgery Magazine
December 2017

Tempur-Pedic®
Medical Pads

Avra pads with Tempur-Pedic improve patient safety and comfort with progressive resistant technology and pressure equalization.

It’s simple. Avra’s flexible Lycra® sensors preserve the envelopment properties of Tempur-Pedic. When a patient deeply compresses an Avra pad with Tempur-Pedic, bony prominences are enveloped with a fluid density that reduces peak pressures. This allows extraordinary weight support through pressure redistribution while remaining optimally comfortable for the patient.

Performance and Durability

Avra pads are constructed using the highest quality Tempur-Pedic materials and assembly methods to provide a durable product that’s designed to withstand the rigors of daily OR use.

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