Zynex Announces Award of UK Patent for Non-Invasive Detection of Sepsis
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zynex, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYXI), an innovative medical technology company specializing in the manufacture and sale of noninvasive medical devices for pain management, rehabilitation, and patient monitoring, today announced it has been awarded UK patent 2617515 for a multiparameter, noninvasive sepsis monitor.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition characterized by systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction caused by an infection. Over half of sepsis cases are contracted in hospitals and have a high mortality rate due to the difficulty of early detection and diagnosis1. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), at least 1.7 million people have sepsis each year in the United States alone, and in hospitals, 1 in 3 deaths is related to sepsis2. On a global scale, sepsis kills 11 million people annually, accounting for roughly 20% of global deaths, and roughly half of sepsis cases are children under 5 years of age3.
"Sepsis is a global health crisis with a mortality rate among the highest of any medical issue," said Thomas Sandgaard, Founder and CEO of Zynex. "We have an opportunity to develop a noninvasive, highly accurate monitor that can provide real time information to clinicians that could help to drastically reduce this. We will develop this technology by leveraging our competencies of cardiac monitoring technologies."
This device is envisioned to continuously monitor multiple physiological signals to provide early alerts to clinicians about a patient's trends and sepsis status. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign, which is led by critical care physicians, has highlighted for decades that early detection and treatment is vital in ensuring a patient's recovery from sepsis4. Late diagnosis delays treatment, leading to a higher economic burden and increased mortality rates.
Donald Gregg, President of Zynex Monitoring Solutions, commented, "We believe that we can significantly contribute to the earlier detection of sepsis leading to a reduction in mortality from this deadly condition. This product would be derived from our growing portfolio of noninvasive monitoring technologies."
[1] Markwart R et al., Epidemiology and burden of sepsis acquired in hospitals and intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med. 2020. 46(8):1536-1551.
[2] About Sepsis. 2024. CDC: Sepsis. March 8, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/about/index.html.
[3] Sepsis. 2024. World Health Organization (WHO). May 3, 2024. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/sepsis
[4] Dellinger RP, et al., Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2004. 32(3):858-73.
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Zynex, founded in 1996, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices used for pain management and rehabilitation as well as non-invasive fluid, sepsis, and laser-based pulse oximetry monitoring systems for use in hospitals. For additional information, please visit: www.zynex.com.
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