remote vital sign monitoring

By  Dave Muoio 12:18 pm January 20, 2021
Israeli continuous remote patient-monitoring company Biobeat is taking its business beyond the hospital with the launch of a home-based version of its technology. The new offering comes in the form of a take-home kit consisting of a wireless photoplethysmography (PPG) vitals monitor, adhesives used to place the monitor on the patient's chest and an instruction manual. It also includes iOS and...
By  Dave Muoio 02:26 pm August 26, 2020
Stasis Labs announced today that its mobile-connected remote patient monitoring platform for hospital and outpatient use has launched in the U.S. The Stasis system is made up of a smart device, traditional vital sign sensors, a bedside monitor and supporting cloud platform. Through mobile, tablet or desktop apps, care teams can monitor their patients' conditions, review trends and receive...
By  Dave Muoio 04:50 pm March 20, 2020
The FDA announced today a new policy that permits expanded use of connected, non-invasive remote vital sign monitors until the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The agency is relaxing its prior guidance so that healthcare teams can monitor their patients outside of the hospital with certain devices that were previously cleared by the FDA, thereby freeing up space for the high volume...
By  Leontina Postelnicu 08:40 am October 2, 2018
Software allowing a digital video camera sensor to measure patients’ vital signs remotely has been approved as a Class IIa medical device in Europe in what is believed to be the first accreditation of its kind for this type of technology.  Developed by Oxford University spin-off Oxehealth, which is partly owned by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK’s Global Digital...
By  Brian Dolan 09:00 am October 11, 2010
Institute for Global Health Innovation launches: IGHI’s deputy chairman Prof Guang-Zhong Yang told The Engineer the institute was currently developing miniature wireless sensors to remotely monitor patient's health. The Engineer DynaVox Maestro device launches: DynaVox, which we mentioned last year as part of the reimbursement debate over assistive technologies and apps, has created a new device...