Andover, Mass.- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has released its Avalon FM40 and FM50 fetal-maternal monitors. The Avalon FM40 and FM50 are the newest additions to the Avalon family of fetal-maternal products, which includes the Avalon Cordless Transducer System (CTS) and the Avalon FM20 and FM30 fetal-maternal monitors.

These innovative monitors can feature a one-of-a-kind external display with touch-screen capability that customers can choose as an option in addition to the monitor's built-in, 6.5 inch color, touch-screen display. This larger external display, which comes in various sizes, can be mounted across the room, on a furniture cart in the labor and delivery room, or other convenient locations. This makes the monitors easier for clinicians to use because it allows them to interact with the fetal monitor even when they are not at the patient's bedside.

The new monitors were specifically designed with clinicians and patients in mind. "We constantly seek feedback from our customers, who told us they needed new, advanced features in a fetal monitor with the ability to maximize their investment by utilizing existing cart furniture," said David Russell, vice president of global marketing for Patient Monitoring, Philips Healthcare. "By creating the Avalon FM40 and FM50 with a familiar footprint, combined with new, cutting-edge technology and the patient-centric design of the Avalon family, we are fully equipped to meet this need."
Philips understands that patient comfort is extremely important, so the Avalon transducers are constructed with a softer material which adds to the comfort of the mother during antepartum and labor and delivery monitoring. The large, external display allows the family of the patient to become more involved in the birth experience since they can more easily view what is going on at all times; and for obstetricians and nurse/midwives to be able to view pertinent patient information at a distance . The ability to interface the FM40 and FM50 with the Avalon Cordless Transducer System (CTS) allows the mother to be mobile while she and her baby are being continuously monitored.

The Philips Avalon FM40 and FM50 provide clinicians with advanced, intuitive technologies to care for expectant mothers and their babies. As with the rest of the Avalon fetal-maternal monitoring family, vital patient data is continuously captured by the built-in data buffer system with the added capability of selective data printout, which reduces the risk of data loss. The monitors also feature "smart" transducers with universal plug and play connectors to enhance ease of use. Replacement parts, such as the cables, can be exchanged easily without having to replace an entire unit, reducing the cost of service.

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