Snapshotnir APPLICATIONS
Track and document actionable data for medical necessity, therapeutic efficacy, and outcomes while easily integrating digital captures into the patient record.
Reveal what lies beneath to improve care from the start.
SnapshotNIR uses near-infrared spectroscopy to non-invasively visualize tissue oxygenation, helping clinicians detect tissue viability at the point-of care even when not visible to the naked eye.
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Guide clinical decisions with confidence and clarity.
SnapshotNIR supports real-time, serial imaging to evaluate treatment response. Use objective data to adjust the plan of care at the bedside.
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Safeguard patient well-being and objectively document clinical decisions.
SnapshotNIR assists providers in adhering to the fundamental principle that guides patient well-being and medical ethics: ‘first, do no harm’. Any open wound is at risk of potential complications, and the ability for providers to identify the most effective treatment for the individual patient can assist with enhancing and fostering earlier healing.
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SnapshotNIR in Wound Care
Using near-infrared spectroscopy imaging with SnapshotNIR provides a clinician with near-instantaneous insight into “what lies beneath,” through the capture and display of tissue oxygenation in and around a wound. This actionable data can improve in situ decision-making to impact patient outcomes and provides the ability to easily track and document medical necessity, therapeutic efficacy and results.
There is a gap in the medical system for fast, accurate, repeatable technology that is cost-effective and efficient. The current gold standard approach of clinical monitoring in wound care is:
Visual inspection
Physical measurements with a paper ruler
Vascular assessments to determine oxygenation
SnapshotNIR provides the clinician with a clear insight into tissue viability at the point-of-care. With a click of a button on the completely non-invasive, handheld device, a near-instantaneous StO2 oxygenation map is produced of the scanned area including the peri-wound and wound bed. Clinicians can view oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin trends which can support assessment of underlying conditions or tissue healing capacity.
TIME IS TISSUE, YET EFFECTIVE WOUND MANAGEMENT CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE
Obtain actionable data at every visit to assess, track and document medical necessity, evaluate the therapeutic efficacy, and record outcomes.
SnapshotNIR may enhance patient care by enabling an earlier consideration of more effective, evidence-based treatment decisions. This supports changes to the overall care plan by indicating whether additional treatment is needed, or if current treatment is effective or complete—for debridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), wound bed preparation, CAMPs applications (cellular, acellullar and matrix-like products), compression therapy, ultrasonic therapy, or further referrals.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
SnapshotNIR‘s near-infrared spectroscopy imaging not only helps to qualify a patient for hyperbaric oxygen treatment and to clearly document ongoing therapeutic efficacy, it aids in keeping patients engaged and committed to the treatment program by effectively demonstrating improvements to tissue health following each set of dives.
Read about Dr. Misael Alonso using SnapshotNIR in his clinical practice in his customer story.
SnapshotNIR can be a useful tool in assessing and monitoring HBOT treatment. Read more:
Dorsal foot wound healing
Scalp wound healing
Necrotic facial wound healing
Watch a video on these case examples:
Cellular, acellular, matrix-like products (CAMPs)
Tissue oxygenation and hemoglobin trends help visualize and validate when a wound bed is optimally prepared with adequate oxygenation. Imaging all regions of the peri-wound and the wound margin, which is more likely to lead to adherence, can help with successful integration and tissue granulation for expedited healing rather than to failure.
Using the built-in measurement tools, you can document the wound size area and linear dimensions to help select the best size of tissue application, reducing potential product wastage.
SnapshotNIR can be a useful tool in preparing the wound bed for CAMPs application and confirming CAMPs site adherence.
Case series exploring Kerecis CAMPs and using SnapshotNIR to monitor
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Debridement Interventions
Using SnapshotNIR during the examination allows the clinician to re-evaluate the wound post-debridement and make sure that the intervention was complete and adequate. If there are areas of poor oxygenation then additional debridement can be performed. Objective data showing the change in deoxyhemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin during serial debridements and supporting this with the oxygenation images can enhance documentation and help prove medical necessity to payors.
Read about Dr. Tyler Sexton using SnapshotNIR in his clinical practice in his customer story.
SnapshotNIR can be a useful tool in assessing pre- and post-intervention. Read more:
Wound be preparation for split thickness skin graft on flank wound
Diabetic foot ulcer with surgical debridement and NWPT placement
Verifying a complete dorsal foot debridement with SnapshotNIR
Watch a video on these case examples:
Pre- and post-debridement example
Snapshotnir in Vascular care and LIMB PRESERVATION
Using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) when evaluating and monitoring your revascularization patients can give you insights beyond just a simple pulse check.
Access to non-invasive vascular assessments (NIVA) are limited and the type of NIVA is specialty specific, with no simple solution existing across specialties. This creates confusion in identifying ischemic events in a health system or throughout the care continuum. Many healthcare professionals rely on clinical judgement alone in their assessment of the tissue due to complexities, costs, and inconsistencies in obtaining NIVAs at all care points.
Occluded arteries in the lower limb can lead to devastating consequences for the patient. Having tools to repeatedly measure tissue oxygenation (StO2) status throughout the post-intervention stages can reveal what is happening beneath the skin and in the blood vessels supplying the ischemic angiosome.
SnapshotNIR is one of those tools, allowing clinicians to see beneath the skin using NIRS.
Revascularization Procedures and monitoring effectiveness
Pre-intervention, use Snapshot to determine if there is adequate oxygen to the area that will be operated on, otherwise, the intervention can be delayed to optimize the patient. Use SnapshotNIR post-intervention to measure StO2 immediately after an operation to help determine if the revascularization procedure chosen has done it’s expected job.
SnapshotNIR can be a useful tool in assessing revascularization. Read more:
Non-healing full-thickness thermal burn demonstrating healing post-revascularization
Predictive value of SnapshotNIR for assessing a Below Knee Amputation viability for a DFU
Monitoring bilateral DFU and malleolar ulcers with endovascular intervention with SnapshotNIR
NIRS imaging with SnapshotNIR, that uses near-infrared light wavelengths, can look at the small vessels about 2-3mm under the skin, where blood and oxygen are delivered to muscles and tissues. When a patient has PAD, they may have poor blood flow, leading to poor oxygen delivery to the feet. This can be seen in the oxygen saturation image, where the patient’s foot is less red. Red indicates a higher amount of oxygen delivery which is a positive sign, and less red means there is likely not enough oxygen, raising suspicions of conditions like PAD.
If PAD is caught in time, then surgical planning can be expedited. Surgeons can do procedures to open small or big vessels to reestablish that blood flow, likely leading to a better healing outcome for chronic wounds and reduce the chance of a future amputation, leading to much higher quality of life for the patient.
Assessing Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Read the publication on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy with a Provocative Maneuver to Detect the Presence of Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease
Read the publication on The Plantar-Palmar Index with Near Infrared Spectroscopy as an Alternative to the Ankle-Brachial Index for Noninvasive Evaluation of Vascular Perfusion and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Watch this educational webinar:
Near-infrared Spectroscopy Imaging in the Management of Critical Limb Threatening Ischemia
SnapshotNIR can be a useful tool in assessing peripheral arterial disease and chronic limb threatening ischemia related to wounds. Read more:
The efficacy of SnapshotNIR in evaluation of healing potential in limb preservation surgery
Diabetes Mellitus with complications of DFU and peripheral arterial disease
Download the Peripheral Arterial Disease awareness posters for your clinic.
SnapshotnIr In Surgrical Settings
Evaluating tissue health is critical to eliminating easily preventable flap failures. Post-op monitoring is done to ensure flap survival but can be very costly. Due to the expensive costs of ICG fluorescence angiography, many surgeons rely on clinical judgment alone. Yet poorly oxygenated skin flaps are often not clinically apparent until hours after surgery, at which point, they are more difficult to salvage and may have additional complications.
SnapshotNIR, without the need for dyes, injections, or even patient contact, helps to detect tissue viability issues in skin flaps earlier, allowing clinicians to intervene more quickly, helping to reduce complications and manage healthcare costs. With the portable footprint and low-price-point, SnapshotNIR brings tissue assessment to “every” surgeon, providing non-invasive monitoring that can be done anywhere – in the PACU or ICU, on the floor, or in the home.
The difference between thermography and near-infrared spectroscopy in surgery
Ask the Expert: Dr. Glyn Jones SnapshotNIR in surgery
Ask the Expert: Dr. Martin Johnson SnapshotNIR in plastic surgery
Watch these educational videos:
Dr. Glyn Jones discusses SnapshotNIR in reconstructive oncologic breast surgery
Dr. Martin Johnson shares how SnapshotNIR supports assessing flap viability
Read the publication on Intra-Operative Near-Infrared Spectroscopy can predict skin flap necrosis (SFN)
Read the publication Indocyanine Green Angiography Overpredicts Postoperative Necrosis Compared to Multispectral Reflectance Imaging
Read the publication Point-of-Care Tissue Oxygenation Assessment with SnapshotNIR for Alloplastic and Autologous Breast Reconstruction
SnapshotNIR can be a useful tool in assessing and monitoring pre-, intra-, and post-operatively. Read more:
