The aim of the expedition is to test approximately 200
volunteers who are under conditions of extreme stress and experiencing a lack
of oxygen (hypoxia), in order to further improve the options for treating
critically ill patients.
Among those taking part are the Managing Director of
CORTEX, Dr Ralf Henker, and Dr Nikolaus Selzer from the Heart Centre in Lahr,
who will support the Xtreme-Everest team with their
know-how on the spot within the framework of the
cooperation agreement. With a total of
ten MetaMax 3B mobile systems, CORTEX’s tried and tested top product will be
put to use under the most severe conditions on the roof of the world. The CORTEX website provides the latest
information from Dr Henker about the most important stations reached by the
expedition group.
By cooperating in this way the company is once again
demonstrating its leading position in applied scientific ergospirometry. CORTEX
is expanding its product range on the basis of this wealth of experience and
will be presenting its new product, the MetaFit, at FIBO in Essen at the end of
April. This concerns a new development for the fitness, wellness and medical
sectors.
CORTEX is scaling new heights not only on
Mount Everest
but also in the business world. With an
increase in turnover of over 20% in the 2006 accounting year, CORTEX achieved
the best corporate results in its history, and the results for the first
quarter of this year also add up to a positive outlook for 2007.
Xtreme-Everest is a unique scientific research project: the largest field study of
human responses to hypoxia ever performed. The adaptation of the healthy human body to lack of oxygen is being
studied in over 200 volunteers whilst they are subject to a variety of stresses
and at different altitudes. As part of this study, extremely precise analysis
of the inhaled and exhaled air will be carried out using CORTEX MetaMax 3B
measuring devices in order to track changes in the metabolism.
CORTEX is a company that develops, manufactures and
sells innovative metabolic stress testing systems. CORTEX products have been
used successfully since 1993 by specialists in sports medicine, cardiology,
pulmonology, occupational and rehabilitation medicine as well as trainers and
sports scientists worldwide. For many Olympic medal winners, performance
testing with CORTEX systems was a regular part of their training programme. With
its headquarters in Leipzig, Germany, CORTEX operates globally through a
network of skilled sales and service partners.
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