from gizmag
This wearable sensor pack uses Wi-Fi technology and
is claimed to allow doctors using a tablet or smartphone to remotely monitor
patient vital signs with the accuracy of an intensive care unit. The included
sensors allow doctors to constantly monitor blood oxygen levels, blood
pressure, heart rate, electrocardiogram readings and skin temperature with the
accuracy of an intensive care unit, while allowing patients to stay in ordinary
hospital rooms or move about.
The idea is to provide doctors with immediate,
direct access to a patient’s vital signs whether at an ambulance scene or while
the patient is walking about in hospital. This continuous monitoring removes
some human error and gives fewer reasons to disturb patients. It also helps in
the early detection of patient deterioration, which the current practice of
taking vital sign readings every few hours often misses. Furthermore, the technology
frees up expensive intensive care unit spaces and allows patients the enjoyment
of more mobility.
Future expansion is planned, including monitoring
patients after they’ve been discharged, the inclusion of a cuffless
non-invasive blood pressure (cNIBP) sensor and the monitoring of patient
posture or activity as a “new vital sign.”
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