Dutch health tech giant Royal Philips has scored FDA 510(k) clearance for its IntelliVue MX750 and MX850 patient monitors.
The monitors, which received an FDA emergency use authorization in 2020 and were cleared in Europe with a CE mark in 2019, are designed to support clinical decisions, manage a patient’s condition and needs, and improve infection control within a hospital setting.
WHY IT...
A recently published study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is a better predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality than just monitoring blood pressure in the clinic.
While the results may not be surprising, they are important validation for the growing field of remote patient monitoring, which generally holds that monitoring...
San Diego-based Sotera Wireless announced this week that the FDA had given its 510(k) clearance for the full version of its WiFi-enabled ViSi Mobile patient monitoring system, a part of which received an FDA clearance this past March. The full system enables care providers to review near real-time transmissions of patients vital signs no matter if their patients are in their beds or walking...
