Friday, July 11, 2008

At-Home Monitoring Solution from Intel

Filed under: Geriatrics , Medicine , Telemedicine

Intel, a company known primarily as a microchip manufacturer, is aggressively positioning itself in the medical device market. The FDA just gave approval to market the company's new device that assists with monitoring at-home patients.

From the press release:

The Intel Health Guide is a comprehensive solution, combining an in-home patient device, as well as an online interface allowing clinicians to monitor patients and remotely manage care. The solution offers interactive tools for personalized care management and integrates vital sign collection, patient reminders, multimedia educational content and feedback and communications tools such as video conferencing and e-mail. The Health Guide can connect to specific models of wired and wireless medical devices, including blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, pulse oximeters, peak flow meters and weight scales. The Health Guide stores and displays the collected information on a touch screen and sends to a secure host server, where health care professionals can review the information. Patients using the Health Guide can monitor their health status, communicate with care teams and learn about their medical conditions.

Press release: Intel Receives FDA Market Clearance on In-Home Medical Device for Management of Health Conditions

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