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For immediate release - 8th January 2002
FDA Clearance for World First Pocket Sized ECG
Monitor using Pocket PC
The world’s first truly portable, PDA based,
one and twelve lead, ECG device from MicroMedical Industries Limited has
received US Food and Drug Administration clearance and can now be sold in
lucrative US and European markets.
The PocketView ECG device, is based on the
Pocket PC, the new standard for PDAs set by Microsoft and its partners. It
allows doctors, nurses and paramedics to record single or 12 lead ECGs for
immediate analysis. Fundamental to the PocketView is its ability to forward ECG
data by mobile phone, wireless network or the Internet to specialists anywhere
in the world for analysis. Additionally, PocketView enables multiple patient ECG
records to be held on a PDA simultaneously. Ultimately, ECG data can be
downloaded to centralized electronic patient files for longer term storage.
A spokesman, said "ECGs can now be carried
out inexpensively, conveniently, and at any place and time using a PocketView
cable attached to a PDA."
"The medical profession internationally is
moving increasingly toward PDAs for the mobile storage and retrieval of medical
information. The PocketView will therefore be of significant assistance to the
mobile medical practitioner."
A spokesman also said that the PocketView was
aimed at both the home care and mass medical markets at a highly competitive
price.
He said the FDA clearance was further
endorsement of MicroMedical’s technical innovation and that the company looked
forward to capturing a significant share of rapidly growing mobile medical
device market internationally.
With the market clearance of PocketView ECG
software, MicroMedical now has 13 FDA market cleared products.
For further information:
Phil Brumby phil@emssupply.com
web www.emssupply.com/pocketview.htm