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Telemedicine Provider Introduces Knowledge-Based System at MMVR
“Leading Edge Telemedicine Provider Introduces Knowledge-Based,
Wireless System at MMVR Conference.”
Sensitron displays the cost effective, Bluetooth enabled telemedicine
solution at the conference.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - January 23, 2002 -- At the request of Dr. Richard Satava, a very well known surgeon at Yale Medical Center, and a senior S & T advisor to the U.S. Army's Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Sensitron demonstrated the cost effectiveness of its' telemedicine system at the 10th Annual "Medicine Meets Virtual Reality" (MMVR) conference on January 23, 2002 in Newport Beach, California. The system demonstration consisted of Bluetooth enabled instruments for blood pressure, weight, and oxygen saturation communicating wirelessly to a Bluetooth access point connected to a laptop. The software included screens for customizing the patient profile, displaying the data including the history, as well as disease management screens.
Sensitron, Inc. is a development company preparing for beta deployment of their system which uses Bluetooth wireless connectivity for inexpensive patient monitoring of vital functions (pulse, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygenation, weight, temperature, and blood glucose, etc.), combined with a centralized (web-based) disease management system to provide an end-to-end solution. This system can be expanded to include additional instruments without redesign. Sensitron uses FDA cleared monitors, which have been Bluetooth, enabled and integrated in the platform, and is currently working on integration of FDA cleared ECGs and respirometers in the system.
The software for operating the devices as well as the knowledge-based engine, are fully functional and tested. The software has been architected to deliver the functions needed by nursing staff to improve efficiency. Sensitron has identified three sites in the San Francisco Bay Area to start trials within the next two months and are currently workingwith four hospital chains for implementation in the latter half of the year.
Sensitron has filed applications for five patents covering Sensitron Proprietary Protocol.
"The Sensitron solution is designed to be the patient centric system that will improve efficiency of the nursing staff, enhance quality of care, and eliminate vital sign transcription errors, in a cost effective package," said Dr. Ashok Kapoor, Chief Technology Officer of the company while demonstrating the system.
About MMVR
The Tenth Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) conference was jointly sponsored by the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine & Aligned Management Associates, Inc. in Cooperation with: The U.S. Army Medical Research & Material Command's Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technology. It was held at the Newport Beach Resort & Tennis Club in Newport, Ca from January 23-26. "Digital Upgrades: Applying Moore's Law to Health" was this year's special theme.
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