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CortiCap: More EEG access. Less compromise.

A Fast, Precise Way for Non‑EEG Staff to Apply a Full 10–20 Montage EEG

From STAT to 72-hour long term, CortiCap has you covered. 

CortiCap™ disposable EEG caps allow ICU, NICU, ED, and step‑down teams to start EEG within minutes—not hours—with the same performance of a traditional electrode set & using the systems you already own.

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Operations Manager

Major Midwest Hospital System

“CortiCap is truly a game-changer. It seamlessly integrates with our existing hospital system and offers cutting-edge technology that is both innovative and incredibly user-friendly. The ease of use and training allowed me to quickly educate staff, providing greater EEG coverage & ensuring more patients receive timely, high-quality care.”

When Does CortiCap
Really Shine?

When patients need EEG now, access shouldn’t be the barrier.

 

Common problems in ICUs, NICUs, EDs, and step‑down units:

  • No EEG technologist immediately available
  • EEG delayed, cancelled, or never completed
  • Week-long call rotations creating unsustainable burnout
  • Transfers & extended stays driven by EEG delays, not clinical need

Leaders know they need faster, more reliable EEG access across more units and shifts, but they cannot staff full EEG teams in every hospital, ICU, and rural site.

A Hospital‑Grade 10–20 Cap,
Redesigned for Speed and Scalability

CortiCap™ is a family of disposable, single-use EEG caps available in neonate, child, and adult sizes. Each cap features pre-measured 10–20 layouts and an M-Quick magnetic connector that integrates with most standard EEG systems using labeled touch-proof pins.

From a signal standpoint, CortiCap performs like a traditional electrode set.

The difference is operational:

  • Non‑EEG staff can learn to apply a full 10–20 cap in about an hour of training, following simple, protocol‑driven workflows.
  • Application is fast and consistent, even on fragile neonatal heads and fidgety pediatric or adult ICU patients.
  • Caps are disposable and infection‑control‑friendly, eliminating cleaning and reprocessing friction.

Strategically, CortiCap is both:

  • A product that enables better EEG operations at the bedside
  • A system component of CortiCare’s Virtual EEG Department—the “lead‑on‑head fast” front‑end to an EEG‑only program, not generic hardware sold in isolation.

CortiCap was purpose‑built for real‑world critical care

Built for Your Hardest Units

ICU / Neuro ICU

When post‑arrest, status, and other high‑risk patients cannot wait for EEG while a technologist is off‑site or on another unit.

NICU

Pre‑measured neonatal caps and stable long‑term wear make CortiCap easier to keep on fragile heads than traditional setups, already trusted in neonatal programs & clinical studies.

Emergency Department

When suspected non‑convulsive seizures or post‑arrest care need EEG now, not after the next shift.

Step‑Down &
Regional Hospitals

A practical way to start EEG locally, then feed that data into in‑house or EEG‑only partners without hiring technologists at every site.

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Key Clinical & Operational Benefits

Faster starts. Fewer transfers. Protected staff.

Faster time‑to‑EEG across units and shifts

Non‑EEG staff can apply a full 10–20 CortiCap in minutes, dramatically reducing time from order to first recording.

That makes “set the patient up → monitoring starts → nurse understands → physician treats” a routine story, not an exception.

Shorter time‑to‑intervention and fewer EEG‑driven transfers

By making timely EEG realistic in more units and sites, CortiCap helps prevent transfers and longer stays driven primarily by EEG delays.

 

Leaders gain a stronger narrative around reducing EEG‑related ALOS and keeping complex patients in‑network.

Practical 24/7 EEG without stacking FTEs everywhere

CortiCap extends EEG access into ICU, NICU, ED, step‑down, and eventually rural hospitals without trying to staff full 24/7 coverage in‑house at every site.

 

For full CortiCare partners, it increases the throughput and impact of their EEG‑only Virtual EEG Department.

Staff empowerment and burnout relief

Nurses and RTs gain a practical, protocol‑driven tool to act when neurologic risk is suspected, instead of feeling helpless or stuck waiting on a technologist.

 

EEG technologists no longer live on week‑long call and all‑night/all‑day shifts; CortiCap plus a Virtual EEG Department becomes a staff‑protection strategy, not a replacement.

Infection Control. Built for Clinical Workflows.

Disposable, single‑use caps with clear materials and regulatory data simplify infection‑control review and eliminate cleaning and reprocessing burdens.

 

The M‑Quick connector and touch‑proof pins make it easy to connect/disconnect without disturbing electrodes, supporting efficient workflows in busy critical care environments.

Trusted in Trials and Complex Pediatrics

Proven where it’s hardest to get EEG right.

Because CortiCap delivers high‑quality, stable EEG signals and stays on better than traditional, messy electrode sets, it has been used in FDA‑regulated clinical trials, including demanding pediatric and NICU studies where:

  • Data must stand up to regulatory scrutiny
  • Technologists have zero tolerance for poor signals.
The same design that satisfies “picky” technologists in trials and NICU makes bedside EEG more realistic and sustainable in your day‑to‑day critical care units.

CortiCap Technical Highlights at a Glance.

Disposable

Disposable, single‑use 10–20 EEG caps in newborn, child, and adult sizes.​

Pre-Measured

Pre‑measured layouts designed by EEG technologists for high‑quality, precise EEG data.

Compatible

M‑Quick connector cable with labeled touch‑proof pins, compatible with most EEG systems (e.g., Natus, Nihon Kohden, Cadwell).

Ready Immediately​

Application kits include CortiCap, prep, conductive paste, syringe & accessories to support fast, consistent bedside setup.

Comfort

Designed for comfortable, stable recordings over 24–48+ hours in ICU, NICU, ED, and step‑down environments.

Ready to see how fast your team could start EEG with CortiCap?

CortiCap gives your teams a fast, safe way to start hospital‑grade EEG now, without waiting for a technologist at every bedside or burning out the ones you have.

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Instructions for Use & Resources

Please review the current video instructions for use for the CortiCap, including the recommended prep gel and conductive electrode paste.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the CortiCap work with our EEG equipment?
The M-Quick Connector Cable is terminated with 23 industry-standard 1.5mm touchproof connectors, which connect to the inputs on almost all commercial EEG recording amplifier systems. If you have a question about your EEG equipment, let us know what you have, and we will let you know if the CortiCap is compatible.

In about an hour most users can learn to use the CortiCap. We have found that typically, after performing three applications of the CortiCap, the user will be very comfortable using the product on patients, and set up times can be within 15 – 20 minutes

The CortiCap might not be a solution for all patients. Depending on their hair phenotype (e.g., high-volume hairstyles that prevent the CortiCap from fitting close enough to the scalp) or post-surgical patients (bolts, drains, ICP monitors, missing bone flaps, etc). The cap may be an inconvenient solution for patients that may require frequent imaging procedures.
Absolutely, the cap will work with bed bound patients. If the patient’s neck can be moved add a neck roll to the back of their neck. This will lift their head up so the cap can be applied.
Yes, the electrodes can be moved. The holes on the cap can be used to count the distance the electrodes have been moved so the homologous electrode can be moved in the same direction and distance to preserve symmetry.
Yes, the CortiCap will work with long hair, short hair, and no hair. The key step in applying the CortiCap is using the cotton-tipped applicator to sweep the subjects hair away from under the electrodes prior to injecting the conductive paste.
Following the standard Instructions for Use, with the recommended electroconductive paste, a study duration of up to 60 hours is easily achieved. Longer duration recordings may require application of additional conductive paste to maintain impedance values less than 10K ohms.
The CortiCap can be used for Routine, Long-term, and ambulatory EEG recordings.
The following supplies are recommended but others can be used. Conductive Creams: Elefix V, 180 g Tube (for Routine, Long-term, and Ambulatory recordings); Skin Prep: WavePrep EEG Skin Prep, 8.5 g Cup; Cotton Tip Applicators; Syringe: BD Liquid Dispensing Slip Tip Syringe 20 mL (used to add conductive cream to each electrode cup).
The Adult and Child sizes of the CortiCap have 23 electrodes, including dedicated Reference and Ground electrodes.
No, the printed silver/silver chloride electrode array is not MR rated. We recommend that the CortiCap be removed for MR imaging and then replaced with a new CortiCap when imaging is completed.
Yes, the cap is designed and manufactured for single-patient use. The M-Quick connector cable set is reusable.