Japan’s Nihon Kohden is releasing in the U.S. its new patient transport monitor. The device weighs 3.5 pounds (1.5 Kg), features a touch screen 5.5 inch (14 cm) screen, and keeps track of a 12-lead ECG, respiration, pulse oximetry, patient temperature, blood pressure, and a few other things. The...
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on Tue, May 21 2013
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Preventice out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, having received FDA approval last year for remote monitoring of individuals with non-lethal cardiac arrhythmias, is launching its BodyGuardian Remote Patient Monitoring System. The core technology behind the BodyGuardian was developed at the Mayo Clinic and involves...
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on Fri, May 17 2013
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Telcare (Bethesda, MD) has announced winning European clearance to begin marketing its smartphone-like blood glucose meter, a device already approved for sale in the U.S . The glucometer has built-in cellular functionality, allowing it to send data to a central server automatically from just about anywhere...
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on Fri, May 17 2013
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Engineers at Stanford developed a tiny new sensor that is capable of monitoring the pulse with impressive resolution. About the size of a postage stamp, the device can be worn under a bandage on one of the body spots where a pulse is easily felt. The flexible pressure-sensitive organic thin film transistors...
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on Wed, May 15 2013
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