Sensitron, a leading Edge Telemedicine Provider Introduces Knowledge-Based, Wireless System at MMVR Conference

Sensitron, a leading Edge Telemedicine Provider Introduces Knowledge-Based, Wireless System at MMVR Conference.

Sensitron demonstrated the cost effectiveness of its’ telemedicine system at the 10th Annual “Medicine Meets Virtual Reality” (MMVR) conference. 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.

(PRWEB) April 3, 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 working with 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 CommandÂ’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.

About Sensitron: Sensitron is developing a cost effective end-to-end solution for knowledge based, wireless monitoring of patient vital signs for hospitals, nursing homes, and home care applications. The company, located in Silicon Valley, has built a strong team of IT, Medical, software, and telecommunication professionals with proven records of network product development and service provisioning.

Sensitron plans to deliver the systems for hospitals and nursing homes initially, followed by products for home care. Sensitron system provides a major breakthrough in the fight to eliminate medical errors by fully automating the gathering of all the vital signs from the patient bedside using a combination of low cost wireless and wired networking technologies. In addition, Sensitron system improves the efficiency of the nursing staff by providing tools for accessing the patient information at the bedside using wireless technology and the knowledge based software. Sensitron system is quick to install and delivers the expected benefits to the health care provider and the patient from the very beginning.

The company is located in San Mateo, Ca. For further information, visit www. sensitron. net or contact Marie Bendix by phone at (650) 358-0244 x 104 or email at marie@sensitron. net.