RS TechMedic uses Sierra Wireless modules to transmit patient data
in real time
21 Jan 2011
RS TechMedic BV, a medical technology provider based in The
Netherlands, is using the Sierra Wireless AirPrime Q2687 EDGE wireless
module in its Dyna-Vision telemedicine device for cardiopulmonary
applications.
The Dyna-Vision is a multi-purpose remote patient monitoring
device for cardiologists, general practitioners and health centres.
About the size of a PDA and carried by the patient on a belt, the
unit is connected to non-invasive sensors attached to the skin which
measure up to twelve clinical parameters, including heart rate,
respiratory rate, temperature, plethysmogram (changes in volume
within an organ), SpO2 (the patient’s oxygen saturation level) and
skin temperature.
The latest feature of Dyna-Vision is to accurately predict
critical medical conditions of patients, such as cardiac arrest, up
to six hours before they occur. By early intervention by medical
staff, it is now possible to prevent the patient's condition from
deteriorating. This feature helps healthcare providers reduce
complications, patient injuries and length of hospital stays.
Using the highly integrated Sierra Wireless AirPrime Q2687
wireless module, the Dyna-Vision device transmits data in real time
to a doctor’s office via a cellular network, enabling extensive
remote diagnostics in cardiology, pulmonology and neurology.
“The AirPrime Q2687 provides the perfect connectivity solution
for the Dyna-Vision,” said Rutger Brest van Kempen, CEO of RS
TechMedic. “An advanced integrated TCP/IP stack, small module size
and low current consumption were essential criteria for us, since
our product is carried around by the patient and is running on an
internal battery.
"The fact that the module is fully certified for European and US
markets made the certification of the Dyna-Vision itself fast and
easy for us. Last but not least, the professional integration
support we received from our Sierra Wireless distributor, Alcom
Netherlands, was of great help in creating a robust and efficient
telemedicine solution which responds to patients’ and practitioners’
needs.”
The Dyna-Vision transmits measurements automatically with no
intervention from the patient, and patients can be monitored for
long periods of time without having to come back to the practice.
Patients experiencing symptoms or other events can use the unit to
alert the physician, who can simply log in to the server to monitor
the actual streaming parameters and take action as required. The
Dyna-Vision unit is part of a turn-key offer, which includes a
server solution and PC software in addition to the monitoring
device.
Didier Dutronc, Senior Vice President and General Manager, M2M
Embedded Solutions for Sierra Wireless, added: “Wireless healthcare
or telemedicine is one of the most exciting applications of
machine-to-machine communication technology today, and we are very
pleased to be working with some of the pioneers in this space. The
Dyna-Vision device is a wonderful example of how wireless technology
can help improve people’s lives.”