The New York Times has an interesting story about a new product category: portable Wi-Fi hot-spots.
Whenever you wanted Internet access, […] you'd [use] a little box. Plug it into a power outlet
— or even your car's cigarette lighter — and boom, you and everyone
within 200 feet could get onto the Internet at high speed, without
wires. […]
Another story, this time in Forbes, works to paint a picture for prospective buyers, investors and “chipees” about the benefits of Verichip's sign of the beast implantable RFID tag.
More than 1,000 Americans have already volunteered to get a
microchip about the size of a grain of rice embedded in their arms.
The chip — similar to those […]
At HIMSS, Symbol announced a pilot project with Glenbrook Hospital in Chicago. The pilot was done in a 30 bed unit, with a maximum of 5 nurses per shift. Technology deployed included Symbol VoIP NetVision phones, a Symbol 802.11b WLAN integrated with a GE/Dukane ProCare 6000 nurse call system, and Nortel Meridian PBX switch with […]
The categories used on this site (see the left hand column) to organize posts by topic has been pretty stable for several months now. But after HIMSS, I've got to add one that deals with workflow automation at the point of care (POC).
The point of care is a very challenging work environment, with many […]
The electrode patch, pictured at right, includes a Bluetooth radio that communicates to a PDA (a nifty looking Treo). This wireless sensor configuration has a number of advantages. Obviously, it's wireless. The disposable BioPatch provides full 12-lead data (via the EASI algorithm) from 6 leads, and you get a full 24 hours of 12 lead […]
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced record revenue for the
quarter ended January 27, 2006, of $2.770 billion, a 9 percent increase
over the $2.531 billion recorded in the third quarter of fiscal year
2005. Medtronic's implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) revenue grew 21%, and the Medtronic CareLink Network continued to expand, with close to 60,000 patients now being monitored […]
We are in the midst of the largest hospital building boom in the US since World War II. New construction and renovations are reshaping the health care delivery system in response to new technology, research on the impact of hospital design on patient safety, and patient demographics. Pictured at right is the new UCLA Westwood […]
The new wireless Dash patient monitor from GE Healthcare is the first wireless medical device that I know of that supports both 802.11e Quality of Service (QoS) and 802.11i WPA/TSK encryption. They're using a Symbol CF (compact flash) 802.11b radio, with the antenna built into the monitor's handle. GE is using Symbol's driver which GE […]
Nanoradio AB is a new Swedish semiconductor supplier founded
in March 2004. They just announced a very low power 20 mm square Wi-Fi chip supporting 802.11b/g. Their target is the cellular handset and consumer
electronics market, but this might make a nice chip for a medical device component radio.
The NRX700 is a two chip solution comprising a […]
For years, Sony has tweaked existing products to provide “medical grade” products for health care. The lastest example is a medical grade display, with lots of bells and whistles.
The LMD-1950MD has been designed without air vents to prevent foreign
matter from entering or exiting the unit to ensure that internal debris
cannot contaminate the sterile environment. The […]
