Epilepsy Monitoring

The Versatile Solution

The Alert-iT Companion monitor range offers advanced epilepsy support with dedicated versions available for a range of symptoms. All Alert-iT Companions monitor those at risk of tonic-clonic seizures and situations arising from bed vacation, while dedicated variants support seizures indicated either by verbal sounds, or vomiting and incontinence. In addition, the Companion range is available with Safelink radio or wired Nurse Call and Telecare compatibility, making it suitable for both domestic and healthcare environments.
With over 10,000 monitors sold, and 25 years of constant development invested in its design, the Companion is a proven and effective device. Created with ease of use in mind, it’s simple to install and easily adjustable to the needs of the individual.

The Sensor

The Companion’s compact, high-performance movement sensor is installed beneath the mattress and is able to distinguish movements associated with seizures from normal sleeping activities, meaning reliable epilepsy monitoring without false alarms. It is suitable for most types of bed, including profiling and airflow.
The sound sensor features advanced filtering that isolates vocal seizures from typical background noise such as that from televisions and radios.
Bed occupancy sensors are slim and comfortable, while moisture sensors are incorporated into high quality cotton sheets to ensure total comfort.

For when you want peace of mind

As anyone with, or a carer to someone with, epilepsy may know, one of the first warning signs of a seizure can be heart rate change. The Pulse Companion is a discreet, comfortable, heart variant monitor which sounds an alarm on the linked pager when there is a heart rate change outside of your chosen parameters. This alarm gives the carer the much-needed warning that seizure activity could be present.

Whether you’re sleeping in the room next door, or upstairs, whether it is in the middle of the day or in the dark of night, the wearer and the carer are confident.

Why? They have the round the clock safety and reassurance from the UK’s only medically certified device of this kind (ISO Accredited: ISO13485:2016).

Sleep soundly with Pulse Companion.

The UK’s only medically certified device of this kind.

Most importantly, Pulse Companion is trusted by parents, carers and wearers across the UK

The Pulse Companion is designed to support the following seizure types:
Simple Partial
Generalized Tonic/Clonic
Tonic Clonic
Atonic
Myoclonic

The Advanced Solution

The advanced monitor, the Alert-iT Guardian is comprehensively equipped to ensure optimum support across a wide and complex range of seizure patterns including SUDEP risk, vocal seizures, incontinence, vomiting plus bed and chair vacation. Meeting the stringent needs of professional healthcare environments, it is also highly suitable for domestic use when caring for those with less straightforward symptoms.
The Guardian’s extensive range of settings ensures precise adjustment to your individual needs, and the monitor is compatible with virtually all types of bed, including profile frames and airflow mattresses. Versions of the Guardian are available with Alert-iT Safelink Radio technology for use with our pagers, or with wired and Telecare system compatibility.

The Sensor

The Bed Movement sensor is placed beneath the mattress and is used to analyse the extent and frequency of movement. An alarm is raised if the sensor detects a lack of normal movement associated with breathing, or an increase in the occupant’s motions indicating a possible seizure. A learning mode allows the unit to record the individual’s normal overnight activity to establish the safe criteria.
Sound is detected via an internal microphone that detects gasps, clicks or groans.
The presence of moisture in the bed is identified through a sensor-equipped comfortable cotton bed sheet or pillowcase. Unlike plastic, the material will not induce sweating and hence reduces sores and false alarms.
The Chair and Bed Vacation sensors take the form of slim pressure mats which fit beneath a cover sheet, or as a discreet PVC pressure ribbon. The Guardian can then be configured to raise an immediate alarm when the occupant leaves the bed, or a delayed alarm that will alert carers should the bed remain vacant for too long.