Have you ever wondered what type of antenna vendors put on an implantable device? The image on the right is an implantable
antenna designed by Cynthia Furse of
the University of Utah. Pretty cool.
UPDATE: Dr Furse was kind enough to reply to my inquiry to say that the
image represents the current density on a spiral microstrip […]
Kelly Stephens, editor of 24×7 magazine, was kind enough to invite me
to climb on the Soapbox and well, express myself.
Normally only my
mother would be interested in something like this, but since the topic
was point-of-care communications and alarm notification, I thought I'd
share it with all of you. In my rant I lay out market requirements,
the limitations […]
The current issue of MX Magazine has a roundtable
discussion
to wrap up their series of articles on medical device connectivity. MX
editor-in-chief Steve Halasey was kind enough to include me in this
panel along with Lori Hack, Mark Leavitt and Tom McCausland (you can
see the full roster here).
MX:There
seems to be a disconnect between companies that design and develop […]
The Welch Allyn Propaq LT patient monitor received the Frost & Sullivan Product Differentiation Innovation award. From the press release:
Weighing less than two pounds, the Propaq LT comes equipped with
essential continuous monitoring capabilities in a compact design. It
can be used in a number of bedside, transport and ambulatory
applications, and it is deployable in areas in […]
I talked with industry veteran Jim Maughan today. I met Jim (too many)
years ago when he was at DuPont and I was at Trinity Computing Systems.
He's one of the few real experts in diagnostic imaging departmental
operations, having worked in radiology information systems (RIS) and
picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) as both a vendor
and consultant.
The radiology […]
I just came across a great post by Matthew Holt at The Healthcare Blog on the GE IDX acquisition:
What's really going on here is the confusion amongst the big
FDA-regulated imaging device guys (GE, Siemens, Philips, Toshiba) about
how this IT stuff is playing out. They know that their hospital clients
are slowly integrating the IT and Med […]
InnerWireless has announced the RFID solution that was hinted at a few months ago
(press release). Two things surprise me about this announcement. Rather
than supporting third party RFID solutions on their distributed antenna system,
it appears that InnerWireless will be providing their own turnkey indoor positioning system (IPS).
[T]his truly wireless RF system requires virtually no cables, […]
Medtronic's SynchroMed programmable infusion system now has a patient-controlled option. The new Personal Therapy Manager allows patients to self administer pre-prescribed pain medication during episodes of increased pain (press release).
There is no data that I can find describing battery life or the wireless
radio link between the implantable pump and controller. Surprisingly, a
component diagram of the […]
A group of researchers at Vanderbilt University published this study (full text $30) on the impact an electronic whiteboard had on ED operations:
The results indicate that the electronic whiteboard improves the
efficiency of work and communication in the ED. IT solutions may have
great utility in improving provider situational awareness and
distributing workload among ED providers. The results […]
HealthAlliance Hospital of Leominster, MA, is installing an InnerWireless
distributed antenna system. They're looking to bring an enterprise
solution to manage coverage for Wi-Fi data, patient monitoring, two-way
radio, and mobile phone applications. Applications include nurse call,
CPOE, and paging. HealthAlliance will also provide mobile phone access
for patients and visitors.
[Hat tip: Mobile Health Data]
