Scout Sport Otoacoustic Emissions Measurement System
Primary DI
00382830001618
Brand
Scout Sport Otoacoustic Emissions Measurement System
Company
NATUS MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Model
Scout Sport
Catalog number
580-SP2191
Device description
The Scout Sport Otoacoustix Emissions Measurement System delivers controlled acoustic signals in the ear canal and measures the resulting evoked otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) that are generated by the outer hair cells of the inner ear. The Scout Sport device performs transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE), distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE), and DPOAE input/output (I/O) tests.
An electroacoustic instrument designed to evaluate the activity of the auditory pathway of the brain in response to an acoustic signal [auditory brainstem response (ABR)] it provides at the ear (e.g., clicks delivered through an earphone), without need of patient cooperation. The signal, detected via the device's scalp electrodes and possibly a reference electrode on the ear lobe, is measured using computer averaging and signal processing techniques. This device is typically used to assess the function of the auditory pathways and to differentiate coma due to metabolic factors from structural damage.