Posted on Wed, May 22, 2013
The mobile health monitor marketplace got a new entrant last week: the BodyGuard Remote Monitoring System, from Preventice.
Preventice's first product, which incorporates a Mayo Clinic algorithm, goes beyond the exercise space and monitors heart rhythms, respiration and activity with a small system that consists of a peel-and-stick patch that transmits information to a phone that comes along with the kit. The FDA 510(k) device then sends the patient information to a third party which crunches the data. Preventice marketing EVP Michael Emerson tells MM&M that while ECG monitoring is the current focus, the device has the potential to be a springboard into something more.
“This is the first device of what will be a family of devices that will line up according to what a doctor wants to order monitored," says Emerson. "Whatever ailment you might have, we will have something that will keep track of it and hopefully keep you safer, healthier and more comfortable.”
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Posted on Mon, May 13, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Preventice, Inc., a leading developer of mHealth solutions, announced today the commercial availability of its BodyGuardian Remote Patient Monitoring System (BodyGuardian RMS). Preventice received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2012, enabling the mobile health solutions company to market BodyGuardian for use in detecting and monitoring non-lethal cardiac arrhythmias for ambulatory patients.
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Developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the BodyGuardian System uses sophisticated algorithms to support remote monitoring for individuals with cardiac arrhythmias. The BodyGuardian System allows physicians to monitor key biometrics outside of the clinical setting, while patients go about their daily lives. A small body sensor attached to the patient's chest collects important data, including ECG, heart rate, respiration rate, and activity level. Patient data can then be transmitted to physicians via mobile phone technology. This level of remote patient monitoring can create a constant connection between patients and their care teams.
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Posted on Wed, Jan 30, 2013
By Lynn Fosse, CEOCFO Magazine, January 7, 2013
Bringing to Market, solutions based on their mHealth Platform that incorporates Mobile, Tablet, Cloud and Physiological Monitoring Technologies for Early Screening and Diagnosis through Completion of Care, Preventice is helping Health Care Providers Achieve Higher-Quality Outcomes. Read More>
Posted on Fri, Dec 28, 2012
By Stephanie Baum, MedCity News, Dec 27, 2012
A remote heart monitor to detect irregular heart rhythms that secured 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration could lower healthcare costs by reducing the time patients spend in the hospital when they are diverted to cardiac care and away from the emergency room or orthopedics surgery. Read More>
Posted on Thu, Dec 27, 2012
By Katharine Grayson, Business Journal, Dec 27, 2012
Preventice, a Minneapolis-based tech startup, and Mayo Clinic are preparing to market a high-tech sensor that can track irregular heart beats, the Rochester Post Bulletin reports.
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Posted on Wed, Dec 26, 2012
By Jeff Kiger, The Post-Bulletin, Dec 26, 2012
A local firm featuring a Mayo Clinic-created remote monitor is on the forefront of using new technology to improve medical care.
Preventice, a medical technology firm with its main development site in Rochester, is gearing up for a big year with the start of the commercial push of its BodyGuardian Remote Monitoring. Read More>
Posted on Fri, Dec 14, 2012
By Peter Burrows, Business Week, December 13, 2012
Last summer, health-care startup Preventice asked Samsung Electronics if it would create a custom version of its popular Galaxy S II phone. Preventice was putting the finishing touches on a product that used a smartphone to transmit data from a patient’s heart monitor to a doctor, and it needed Samsung to disable downloads, which might interfere with a cellular connection. In less than six weeks Samsung made the necessary changes and agreed to pick up roughly $40,000 in engineering costs. “I saw a huge company with huge resources move very quickly,” says Preventice Chief Executive Officer Jon Otterstatter. “Samsung was very aggressive.” Read More>
Posted on Fri, Dec 14, 2012
Connected World Magazine, Dec 6, 2012
What would you think if told that someday you might use a smartphone app to monitor your asthma? Or perhaps you might have a video conference with your doctor instead of going to a clinic. It might even be the case that after surgery M2M-enabled devices will monitor your body for complications. While these may sound like futuristic technologies, they are all within the realm of reality. Read more>
Posted on Mon, Dec 10, 2012
By Jeff Kiger, The Post-Bulletin Rochester, MN, Dec 5, 2012
Look for a new Mayo Clinic-linked remote medical-monitoring device on the market by early 2013.
Preventice, a Minneapolis medical technology firm with its main development site in Rochester, says BodyGuardian Remote Monitoring System will be commercially available soon, at least by spring. Read More>
Posted on Tue, Dec 04, 2012
Dec 4, 2012, Eric Wicklund, mHIMSS
Preventice's BodyGuardian Remote Patient Monitoring System, which received 501(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in August, is almost ready to make its public debut. Read more >