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ZeroWire Duo Brings HD Video to the Operating Room

by Smit Shah on Apr 23, 2010 •

4411122xxx ZeroWire Duo Brings HD Video to the Operating Room
San Jose, CA based NDS Surgical Imaging has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its ZeroWire Duo, a video solution for minimally invasive surgical and interventional procedures which wirelessly transmits high definition video in real time. The system is able to stream 1080p video using H.264 compression, and utilizes 128-bit encryption to prevent unauthorized access to the wireless signal.
ZeroWire ZeroWire Duo Brings HD Video to the Operating RoomSome specifications from the press release:

  • Memory-enabled pairing system that makes installation quick and easy
  • Medical grade image quality with full high-definition video (1080p60)
  • Ultra-low latency of less than 1 frame for real-time surgical video
  • Designed and tested in accordance with applicable standards to not interfere with other equipment in the OR
  • Signal reliability by virtue of UWB radio technology
  • Interfaces with a wide range of image sources and surgical monitors in the OR

    • Press release: NDS Surgical Imaging Receives FDA Clearance for ZeroWire Wireless HD Video Technology Solution…
    Product page: ZeroWire…

    Diagnostics / Pathology / Public Health / Telemedicine

    World’s Smallest, Lightest Telemedicine Microscope

    by editors on Apr 23, 2010
    World's Smallest, Lightest Telemedicine Microscope

    Researchers at The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA (CNSI) have developed a tiny telemedicine microscope for imaging blood samples or other fluids, testing water quality or other public health need in resource-limited settings.
    From the press release:

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    Cardiology / Medicine / Telemedicine

    Proteus’ Wireless Personal Health Monitor Receives 510(k) Clearance

    by editors on Apr 21, 2010
    Proteus' Wireless Personal Health Monitor Receives 510(k) Clearance

    Proteus BIomedical out of Redwood City, CA has received FDA approval for its wireless Raisin Personal Monitor, a wearable device which records heart rate, physical activity, body position and patient-logged events and transmits the data via Bluetooth to mobile phones, mHealth systems, or any computerized device.
    From the press release:

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    Geriatrics / Medicine / Telemedicine

    BL Healthcare Remote Health Management Platform Going on Trial

    by Gene Ostrovsky on Apr 14, 2010
    BL Healthcare Remote Health Management Platform Going on Trial

    Verizon Wireless is teaming up with BL Healthcare of Foxboro, MA to trial an at-home wireless system for patient care. There’s not much detail in the press release about the technologies involved, but we suspect the trial will be based around BL Healthcare’s TCx Interactive System.
    TCx Interactive System features from the product page:

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    Telemedicine

    WiFi Medical Devices to Improve Patient Monitoring, Reimbursement

    by Gene Ostrovsky on Apr 14, 2010
    WiFi Medical Devices to Improve Patient Monitoring, Reimbursement

    John D. Halamka, Chief Information Officer of both Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, has a review up on his Life as a Healthcare CIO blog of the Withings Wi-Fi scale. The device can now upload readings into Google Health and Dr Halamka thinks similar capabilities in other at-home medical devices can be used to evaluate alternative quality contracts that reimburse clinics based on improvement in preventative care.
    Link: Telemonitoring for the Home…

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    Net News / Psychiatry / Telemedicine

    Internet-based Treatment for Depression and Panic Disorder Gains Steam

    by Wouter Stomp on Apr 12, 2010
    Internet-based Treatment for Depression and Panic Disorder Gains Steam

    According to a doctoral thesis soon to be presented by Jan Bergström at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) via the Internet is just as effective in treating panic disorder as traditional group-based CBT. It is also apparently efficacious for the treatment of mild and moderate depression. Access to conventional CBT is limited in Sweden, so an internet-based CBT was developed in which the patient undergoes an Internet-based self-help program and has contact with a therapist by email. In a randomized clinical trial of 104 patients with panic disorder, both treatments worked very well and there was no significant difference between them, either immediately after treatment or at a six-month follow-up. Internet treatment was more cost-effective than group treatment. Analysis of the results for the treatment of depression show that Internet-based CBT is most effective if it is administered as early as possible. Patients with a higher severity of depression and/or a history of more frequent depressive episodes benefited less well from the Internet treatment.
    More from Karolinska Institutet: Panic disorder and depression can be treated over the Internet…

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    Cardiology / Medicine / Pediatrics / Telemedicine

    Zio Patch Wins Medical Design Award

    by Gene Ostrovsky on Apr 9, 2010
    Zio Patch Wins Medical Design Award

    The Zio Patch from iRhythm Technologies of San Francisco, CA won a prize in the General Hospital Devices And Therapeutic Products category of the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards. The waterproof single use ECG device can continuously record heart activity for a week for later analysis.

    The Zio™ Patch is indicated for use on patients who may be asymptomatic or who may suffer from transient symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, light-headedness, pre-syncope and syncope, shortness of breath, anxiety and fatigue.

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    Medicine / Telemedicine

    Sleep Scan Mattress Pad Monitors Your Sleep

    by Gene Ostrovsky on Apr 7, 2010
    Sleep Scan Mattress Pad Monitors Your Sleep

    A reader points out to news that Tanita out of Tokyo, Japan has unveiled a new monitor pad to track your sleeping patterns throughout the night. Weighing in at about 3 pounds (1.3Kg), the SleepScan stores data on motion, respiration, and apparently even the pulse rate, onto an SD card for later analysis on a computer.
    More from CrunchGear: Tanita’s sensor-equipped mat monitors your sleep…

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    Neurological Surgery / Surgery / Telemedicine

    Live 3D Full-HD Transmission of Neurosurgical Operation

    by Wouter Stomp on Mar 29, 2010
    Live 3D Full-HD Transmission of Neurosurgical Operation

    As part of the 9th edition of the ImagéSanté festival in Liège, Belgium, a neurosurgical operation was captured and retransmitted live in 3D full HD video. The surgery was performed by Prof. Didier Martin at the University Hospital of Liège and was transmitted live to a movie theater 16 kilometers away from the hospital. The team had to overcome many hurdles to make this all happen. A special optical fiber network was laid out between the hospital and the theater through which 500 Mb/s of data were streamed continuously during the three hours of the event. This impressive achievement was made possible by a collaboration of 16 companies and the university. More technical details can be found in the press release.
    Press release: European and World’s firsts: Live 3D-stereo full-HD retransmission of a surgical operation! (.pdf)

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