Symbol Technologies' Spectrum24 Wireless LAN Solution Selected by Criticare Systems

Strategic Insights -

Criticare Systems, an international medical device company, has selected Symbol's industry-leading Spectrum24 OEM wireless local area network (LAN) radio module for integration into its new vital signs device, the MPT(TM)2.4. This integration allows for remote monitoring of patients and the collection of vital signs data, which is communicated to Criticare's VitalView(TM)2.4 Central Station for display and storage.

Key Takeaways:

  • Criticare Systems has selected Symbol's Spectrum24 OEM wireless LAN radio module for integration into its new vital signs device, the MPT(TM)2.4.
  • The integration of Symbol's Spectrum24 wireless LAN communications into the MPT2.4 device enables remote monitoring of patients and the collection of vital signs data.
  • The patient data is communicated via the Spectrum24 wireless network to Criticare's VitalView(TM)2.4 Central Station where it is displayed and stored.
  • The Spectrum24 network is highly immune to electronic interference, which is vitally important to healthcare providers.
  • The Spectrum24 OEM radio module supports the IEEE 802.11 standard and offers three modes of operation: serial I/O, simple parallel I/O, and full network I/O modes.
  • The module features an embedded TCP/IP stack, allowing OEM customers to support an IP-based application without a sophisticated operating system and protocol stack residing in the host system or device.
  • Criticare Systems is using the MPT2.4 device with the Symbol Spectrum24-enabled wireless LAN solution to monitor patients and collect vital signs data at the North Broward Hospital District.
  • The MPT2.4 device, enabled with the Spectrum24 wireless LAN solution, has been chosen by the North Broward Hospital District as their total telemetry solution.

Statistics:

  • 45,000: The number of customer locations with Symbol's wireless LAN solutions installed.

Sources:

  • "Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), a global leader in wireless mobile wireless computing..."
  • Criticare Systems' President and CEO, Emil Soika
  • Richard Bravman, senior vice president, wireless systems division, Symbol Technologies