Samsung has a new product called the UbiCell that connects to 10/100 Ethernet and broadcasts WCDMA/HSDPA. It seems that Samsung also has a CDMA version. You connect from your cell phone to your carrier via the UbiCell and an Internet connection. Samsung is negotiated with carriers to offer their service over Samsugn's device. It is […]
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) as rapidly replacing RS-232 connections on medical devices. As more device vendors adopt general purpose operating systems like Windows CE, it becomes very easy to leverage USB for connectivity.
When faced with complex connectivity requirements, it is very tempting to just push those requirements off on the user by providing […]
Reader Kyle slipped me this URL today, proclaiming 802.11a/g support for Philips patient monitors. Telemetry is not included - you'll still have to buy proprietary WMTS access points that only work with their telemetry monitors. The radios are packaged as “adapters” that fit in the patient monitor enclosures and, “operate wirelessly on the Philips IntelliVue […]
Another mobile router hits the market. The D-Link unit provides a WiFi hotspot by using an EV-DO network card from Verizon or Sprint.
The new DIR-450 is
designed to accept an EVDO card from carriers such as Sprint, Verizon
or Alltel. To make it work, you plug the device into a source of
12-volt power (including from an external […]
The first presenter was Harald Fiedler with Philips Medical Systems,
from my old stomping grounds in Bothell, Washington. His focus was on
lessons that he's learned from remote service implementation. Harald lead off with a truism: you don't know what you don't know. That is so true any time your business takes you outside of your traditional […]
This must be the height of conference season - I'm at another conference this week. Yesterday I presented a 3 hour workshop titled “Understanding How the Introduction of New Equipment Impacts the Networked Customer Environment: Lessons in Connectivity and Security.” Whew! Medical device vendor attendees are well represented here. My interest in the remote service […]
GE Healthcare introduced AirStrip OB, their wireless fetal monitoring surveillance product at HIMSS 2006 in San Diego. Here’s a story about the system and some early users in the San Antonio Express News. The 510(k) approved system transmits near real-time waveforms from GE fetal monitors for obstetrician’s to use in diagnosis and treatment decisions during […]
Targeting both acute care and alternate care markets, Philips introduced the SureSigns VS3 vital signs monitor today (press release). The new monitor builds on their new line of low acuity patient monitors, the VM 4, 6 and 8.
The SureSigns VS3 provides easy access to patient information
using innovative pop-up screens, fixed keys and […]
According to AHA News:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released guidance
to help organizations comply with the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act’s security standards when they allow remote access
to electronic protected health information through portable devices or
external systems or hardware. In general, CMS said HIPAA-covered
entities should be “extremely cautious” about allowing offsite use of
or […]
The FDA has finally released their guidance document (updated link) on medical devices incorporating wireless technologies. We have 90 days from the date of publication (January3, 2007) to submit comments and suggestions.
Once I’ve had a chance to read the whole thing, I will post more.
UPDATE: When I went to leave a comment finding the right […]
