ASPM

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.aspectms.com
Employees: 322
Employee growth: 13.0%

"Frère Jacques. Frère Jacques. Dormez-vous?" Aspect Medical Systems can give you the answer. The company makes the BIS system, which can assess consciousness levels during surgery to make sure patients stay asleep. The system is based on its Bispectral Index technology, which measures the effects of sedatives and anesthetics on the brain. The BIS is designed to prevent surgical awareness, wherein patients become conscious during surgery, though they appear anesthetized and are unable to communicate, as well as to improve recovery processes. Medical device-maker Covidien acquired Aspect Medical Systems for $210 million in 2009.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $99.3M
One year growth: 2.0%
Net income: $11.1M
Income growth: 392.1%

Officers:
Chairman: J. Breckenridge Eagle
President, CEO, and Director: Nassib G. Chamoun
VP, CFO, and Secretary: J. Neal Armstrong

Competitors:
Bio-logic
Criticare
Somanetics

ASPM may refer to:

• ASPM (Gene), a human gene whose defective forms are associated with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly
• Active State Power Management, a fine-grained means for reduced power consumption in computers
• "aspm", an abbreviation for "Aspirant de marine", a Canadian subordinate officer or officer cadet
• Aviation System Performance Metrics, an FAA database of the National Airspace System

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