MEMS vendor Integrated Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISSYS) announced, “that the U.S Patent Office has granted a patent entitled “WirelessMEMS Capacitive Sensor for Physiologic Parameter Measurement” (US Patent No. 6,926,670) which covers the design, manufacturing, and anchoring of miniature, wireless, batteryless, implantable sensors.” (press release - pdf) The summary from the patent:
The invention comprises a […]
A while back, Masimo acquired a Canadian firm that developed a novel bioacoustic respiratory sensor. The fruits of that acquisition are soon to be on the market (press release). In recent studies, “Masimo Acoustic Respiratory Monitoring technology (ARM) is “at
least as accurate as capnometry” and “significantly more reliable” for
monitoring respiration in spontaneously breathing patients.”
Respiration is […]
Here's another clip from AAMI, this one from the exhibition floor. The Draeger TeleSmart was shown at last year's AAMI. Since then, they've received their 510(k) and released the product; manufacturing is gearing up now, and the product should be shipping later this summer or fall. Jeff gave a quick product presentation/demo that would make […]
Jeff Robbins, CEO of LiveData, talks about his company's participation in the MD PnP program and hopes for a medical device interoperability standard. I caught up with Jeff at AAMI, after his presentation in the ACCE Clinical Engineering Symposium, Saturday morning.
Jeff will also be participating in the joint workshop organized by the MD PnP […]
Lantronix has scored their biggest medical device deal to date, “a custom, battery-operated version of its commercially-available WiBox® 802.11 b/g wireless device server for the manufacturer’s medical point-of-care application.” (press release)
Terms of the agreement include a non-recurring payment and minimum
quantity purchase commitment valued at approximately $360,000 over the
initial 12 months of production and an additional […]
Respironics was showing Respi-Link, remote monitoring capabilities through an RS232 serial port. The biomed must take the device down to their shop and connect it to a computer that runs a special Respironics client. Through this connection, users can download firmware updates and do run some diagnostics. Respironics is using Axeda for this feature, and […]
I saw the new Hospira pump - you know, the one with the funny name (okay, I'm writing this on the plane and can't remember the Symbiq). It has a very nice color touch screen that covers almost the entire front of the device. The device has an 802.11b radio presently, but will have an […]
GE Carescape is the main focus of a front page story
in Healthcare IT News (dead tree edition that came today). GE
Healthcare brings out the big guns to describe the Carescape solution.
Let's start with the problem as they define it:
Walk – or be wheeled – into any hospital’s emergency or operating room and you’ll likely […]
VeriChip is working with Digital Angel to develop an, “implantable glucose microchip to determine glucose levels in the
bodies of animals and humans, removing the need for diabetics to draw
blood regularly to monitor their blood glucose level.” (Press release) The goal is to develop a chip that can be implanted for up to 6 months. The […]
Siemens Communications and Ekahau announce a strategic relationship, “By adding Ekahau's RTLS and site survey solutions to its HiPath
Wireless portfolio, Siemens enables companies to benefit not only from
user mobility but also from the cost-effective integration of asset and
people tracking in their business processes.” Siemens HiPath Wireless is their rebranded Chantry Networks acquisition.
The Ekahau Positioning […]
