Alcohol Use

Alcohol monitor achieves milestones in fight against alcohol abuse

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, December 31st, 2006

The Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor (SCRAM), which is manufactured and marketed by Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. (AMS), has achieved exceptional market acceptance and adoption by judicial court systems and corrections agencies throughout the United States for its ability to continuously monitor alcohol offenders.

The SCRAM system includes a high-tech alcohol detection bracelet - which offenders wear on their ankles 24 x7 during a court-specified time period - that samples the individual's sweat every hour to check for alcohol consumption. This noninvasive method uses transdermal analysis to provide continuous and accurate monitoring for alcohol, and is the...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2006-12-31)

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