Are you sure you know Intel? Ok, you do, but are you sure that you know Intel the way we do? I guess you don’t because Intel is now trying to make it big in medical device market. News is about their new device that’ll assist monitoring patients at home. Intel Health Guide is a device that has just got approval of FDA. It is a combined product that provides in-home care and allows clinicians to monitor patients online and control the machine from remote locations.
Following are excerpts from official 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.
Via: medgadget
