Set up the PortaMon in 6 steps - NIRS device for muscle oxygenation measurements

PortaMon
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The PortaMon is the gold standard device in measuring muscle oxygenation in sports research – it is wearable, light-weight and wireless. Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), it measures relative changes in hemoglobin and tissue saturation index (TSI), the percentage of oxygenated hemoglobin, in local muscle tissue.

With the PortaMon, it is possible to perform both online measurements easily through Bluetooth connection, as well as offline measurements over a larger distance, as data can be stored on the device and downloaded afterward.

Watch our newest video and discover how to correctly set up the PortaMon in only six easy steps!

 
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Beyond the Brain: Unveiling the Mind-Muscle Connection with Simultaneous NIRS
Beyond the Brain: Unveiling the Mind-Muscle Connection with Simultaneous NIRS

NIRS can be applied on any tissue enabling to measure brain and muscle oxygenation simultaneously. Read this blogpost to learn more about application areas employing NIRS on muscle and brain at the same time, recently published literature and solutions Artinis offers to make this possible.

Publication overview 2023: Using our Artinis NIRS devices to measure in the muscle
Publication overview 2023: Using our Artinis NIRS devices to measure in the muscle

We are proud that in 2023, an increasing number of publications using our NIRS devices to measure muscle oxygenation was found. In this blogpost, we list application areas with papers released last year utilizing our devices. We also highlight and summarize interesting publications per application category.

Publication Overview with our NIRS devices in 2022 – Muscle
Publication Overview with our NIRS devices in 2022 – Muscle

We are proud that several papers using our NIRS devices to measure muscle oxygenation from different body parts and in various application fields were published in 2022. Read this blog post to get an overview of application areas NIRS can be used in, and which devices can be applied. Also, find highlighted publications per category that were performed with our devices in 2022.

Tissue Saturation Index (TSI) - Absolute oxygenation measure in local tissues
Tissue Saturation Index (TSI) - Absolute oxygenation measure in local tissues

Tissue Saturation Index (TSI) is an absolute measure for the local tissue oxygenation in tissue beneath the sensor. To obtain TSI, a technique called Spatial Resolved Spectroscopy (SRS) is used. TSI can be measured in both brain and muscle. Some of our devices provide the possibility to acquire absolute TSI, next to relative concentration changes in oxy- and deoxygenated hemoglobin. Learn more about the TSI and how to correctly use it in this blogpost.

2021 Publication overview with Artinis Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) devices
2021 Publication overview with Artinis Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) devices

More than 110 papers using our (f)NIRS devices in neuro- and sports science areas were submitted last year. This blog post gives an overview of all papers published in 2021 using Artinis (f)NIRS devices for different application fields/categories, including cortical brain research, sport science, clinical and rehabilitation, hypoxia research, hyperscanning and multimodality.

Set up the PortaMon in 6 steps - NIRS device for muscle oxygenation measurements
Set up the PortaMon in 6 steps - NIRS device for muscle oxygenation measurements

With the PortaMon, it is possible to perform both online measurements easily through Bluetooth connection, as well as offline measurements over a larger distance, as data can be stored on the device and downloaded afterward. Watch our newest video and discover how to correctly set up the PortaMon in only six easy steps!

Non-invasive evaluation of the endothelial and microvascular dysfunction induced by COVID-19
Non-invasive evaluation of the endothelial and microvascular dysfunction induced by COVID-19

To provide professional intensive care specifically fit to cure COVID-19, hospitals need the appropriate space and equipment. Health care professionals have been working with limited resources in extreme environments but knowledge and experience is rapidly expanding. Several institutes have been implementing NIRS to study the endothelial and microvascular dysfunction to support the development of targeted and individualized therapies.

How to: Start a measurement and do a short analysis
How to: Start a measurement and do a short analysis

If you don’t have time to read our extensive manuals, but would still like some quick pointers on how to start a measurement with one of our state of the art fNIRS devices… you’re in the right place! In this blog we will get you set-up in no time and discuss some of the analysis options our proprietary software, OxySoft, offers.

How to clean your Artinis NIRS systems and accessories?
How to clean your Artinis NIRS systems and accessories?

COVID-19 has had a major impact on all of us. For a while, Universities were closed and research was put on hold. Now slowly but surely, we are going back to the labs and starting our experiments again. NIRS experiments include contact with patients and research participants, we therefore find it important to inform you about how to clean the Artinis NIRS devices.

Artinis Literature Overview 2019 - Exercise physiology
Artinis Literature Overview 2019 - Exercise physiology

From a classical perspective, we at Artinis separate the publications into the domain of functional brain monitoring and muscle research. ‘Brain’ - and ‘Sports’ people. This review will highlight a handful of publications in the domain of movement science published in 2019’s.

Exercise Physiology integrating NIRS, ECG, and EMG as a learning tool
Exercise Physiology integrating NIRS, ECG, and EMG as a learning tool

Innovations travel back and forth between different departments within Artinis. Application Specialists give insight in customer requests, Research and Development find new measurement methods, Design and Engineering constantly look for further improvement of the equipment and Sales and Support find new ways to support every single customer. Especially for new employees, hands-on experience throughout the company is crucial in their development and no better way to do this than to set up a study.

Publication overview 2018
Publication overview 2018

A special thanks to our customers who published so many articles with our (f)NIRS devices and we hope you will keep on publishing in the future!

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