iSAFE, a leading Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) solution provider, is expecting to roll out a patient monitoring system at the end of this year according to iSAFE chief technical officer Harry Chang.

'We are developing software for telemedicine application. It bears structural similarity to our security and surveillance systems because both telemedicine and security are IP-based and use Internet as a platform. Therefore, the underlying communication technologies used for both are the same,' said Chang.

The patient monitoring system is to send the terminal information via Internet, whether it is video information or biosignal information, to a far end for central monitoring, according to Chang. 'Equipped with the basic technology for the system, we are adding biosignal monitoring devices at the terminals. We are designing a wireless monitoring system by attaching to the patient a wireless monitor that is capable of detecting ECG signals, temperature and respiration and is capable of recognizing abnormalities and sending out warnings. We are expecting to roll out the patient monitoring system at the end of this year,' said Chang.

Features

• IP-Based Health Care
• Monitoring and Recording
   - Biological Data ¡V Body Temperature, ECG, Respiration, Fall Down, etc.
   - Video
• Event Notification
   - Call Out by Modem/Internet
   - SMS/MMS message with snapshot image
   - MSN/Skype message via IP network
• Worn Devices
• Wireless Transmission of Bio Data via Bluetooth or ZigBee

iSAFE is also involved in software design for other medical applications, including the ongoing R & D for the automatic tooth cavity detection software designed for Kodak, and the development of an integrated biochip scanner/reader system for the rapid and sensitive detection of a great number of viral diseases.