Aerotel will present personal hand-held ECG monitors at Medica 2012

Aerotel Medical Systems will showcase innovative personal telemedicine solutions at Medica 2012, which opens today in Dusseldorf, Germany.

At the world’s largest medical trade fair, Aerotel will present its highly successful HeartView, a personal hand-held 12-lead ECG monitor with Bluetooth connectivity. The easy-to-operate personal ECG device puts patients in control and provides physicians with a clear, comprehensive ECG recording. 

All of the company's innovative products will be presented by Aerotel in Hall 9, Stand C01. Aerotel will also use the four-day event to demonstrate its GeoSkeeper personal wireless GPS location and tracking device. GeoSkeeper offers a new level of safety beyond existing PERS (Personal Emergency Response System) and traditional social alarm systems. 

In addition, Aerotel will present its Mobile-CliniQ, a mobile phone application that enables remote monitoring of various health parameters, such as electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, blood glucose level, weight, etc. 

“Medica 2012 will provide Aerotel with an excellent opportunity to present our cutting edge, personal remote monitoring devices to the professional global health care community,” said David Rubin, Aerotel Medical Systems president and CEO. 

“Aerotel’s solutions offer various diagnostic, emergency and monitoring service applications leading to critical time savings, enhanced level of emergency treatment and higher recovery rates from critical situations,” he added. 

Aerotel presented at the M2M conference in Israel

Ofer Atzmon, VP Business Development and Marketing at Aerotel Medical Systems gave a presentation at the M2M (Machine to Machine) Communication Conference, which took place on June 7th, 2012 in Herzliya, Israel.

Atzmon lecture at the M2M congress 2012

In the presentation, which was entitled "Are M2M Health Applications Going to Replace our Doctors?" Atzmon stressed the fact that wireless technologies are a key to the successful implementation of M2M health systems.

M2M health systems can be useful for early detection of acute conditions and for prevention of deterioration. So for example, they can used for vital sign monitoring of blood glucose or heart ECG for homebound patients. M2M systems can also monitor physiological parameters and environmental conditions, such as humidity, temperature.

Atzmon said there is a consistent growth in home telehealth and M2M health revenues are expected to triple by 2015.

According to Atzmon, despite the fact that the majority of M2M connected healthcare devices will be consumer-oriented applications, revenues will be driven mainly from the non-consumer segment, due to the significantly higher average cost of such devices.

He added that consumers want to be able to monitor and manage their own health at home. According to IMS Research, medical devices bought by consumers to self-monitor their health will account for more than 80% of all wireless medical devices in 2016.

Atzmon concluded, that despite the fact that M2M technologies can automate many tasks, overcome distances and save time and money, professional doctors still need to review and analyze the data and take informed decision.

ECG monitoring equipment market to reach $1.25 billion by 2017

The global ECG telemetry devices market is expected to reach some $1.25 billion by 2017, according to a report published by Global Industry Analysts (GIA). 

The report indicates that the market for ECG monitoring equipment continues to expand steadily. GIA's analysts attributed the rise to aging world population and increasing incidence of cardiovascular diseases. The added that, technology innovations are expected to boost the sales of telemetry systems.

"With most hospitals moving towards computerization for maintaining Electrocardiogram (ECG) records, investment in data management systems continue to account for a major share of hospital budgets," The authors noted. 

"Rising expenditure and scarcity of alternative home care resources and services are further expected to add to the growing demand for home telemetry monitoring devices. With growing number of people receiving home care, there exists strong potential for growth in the home care monitoring devices and telemetry devices segments."

The report names Aerotel Medical Systems as one of the major players in this field. Aerotel ECG telemetry devices include:

• Wireless ECG – Aerotel’s HeartView Personal hand-held 12-lead ECG monitor with Bluetooth connectivity. The solution enables easy and effective transmission of clinical information to a remote monitoring center for interpretation and immediate care. 
  
  
• Mobile-CliniQ – a mobile phone application that enables remote monitoring of various health parameters such as electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, blood glucose level, weight, etc. 
  
  
• Heartline ECG Monitoring – Aerotel's Heartline is designed for various diagnostic, emergency and monitoring service applications. It comprises a complete range of personal, 1 to 12 lead transtelephonic or digital ECG devices for various remote diagnostic and emergency service applications. 

HeartView P12/8 Personal12-Lead ECG

The report indicates that while the US represents the largest regional market for ECG telemetry devices, Asia-Pacific represents the fastest growing region, creating significant opportunities.