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We are now developing a device that captures patient temperature and patient detail and automatically uploads that information to a hospital database, improving efficiency in nurse’s time (economic challenge), minimizing risk of cross-infection (societal challenge evidenced particularly during Covid), with a plastic-free, ...
Such problems include limited transparency and missing information, the lack of immediate centralized visibility, time-consuming excursion management and slow decision making, time-consuming data consolidation for audits, wastage of drugs, and patient rescheduling or lost. Through this partnership, endpoint and Berlinger can provide Sponsors with a fully integrated solution, ...
Julie Brien COO and co-founder of TriMedika, said: “The development of the next generation product is progressing at pace; this is a connected thermometer which will communicate with hospital electronic patient record systems, to enable seamless data capture and reduce transcription errors. “Our connected solution will also enable Healthcare Professionals to ...
Gerardette McGivern, Owner of Happy Feet, had bought a non-medical grade non-contact thermometer to monitor the temperature of patients and staff. This was as an extra measure to help protect against COVID-19, as prescribed by the College of Podiatry in Northern Ireland. ...
The researchers examined the impact of once-daily foot temperature monitoring with Podimetrics for patients with recently healed diabetic foot ulcers and found that for every three study participants using Podimetrics over the year-long study, one hospital admission was avoided. ...
There are two types of heat-related illnesses, which occur when the body cannot regulate its own temperature or increased heat production. Even before the body goes into heat stroke, the person may experience nausea, abdominal cramping, vomiting, muscle cramping, dizziness, headache and difficulty breathing. During heat stroke, patients experience a body ...
Fifty-three million patients undergo general anesthesia each year, risking life-threatening complications due to rapid reduction of core body temperature in the operating room. WarmSmart, in contrast to alternative methods, works in-concert with the body’s intrinsic thermoregulatory function to noninvasively warm the body core. The global market for ...
The award (R41GM119871) will enable Mercury to accelerate commercialization of its first device, a disruptive solution for warming patients in the peri-operative environment. “Managing core body temperature safely and effectively in surgical procedures remains a big challenge, and Mercury’s air-free patient warming solution is ...
Mercury Biomed announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued its patent application entitled, “Maintenance of Core Mammalian Body Temperature” (U.S. Patent No. 9,339,412). The patent will provide key intellectual property protection for Mercury’s WarmSmart patient temperature management system. ...
Maintaining a patient’s body temperature during and after surgery to prevent hypothermia and infections has long been a challenge in the medical community. Traditionally, medical providers have used Forced Air Warming (FAW) devices to warm a patient, but these devices often fall short. “Current FAW devices, the standard of care, fail ...
The Ohio Third Frontier Commercialization Acceleration Loan Fund (CALF) has awarded Mercury Biomed a $1.4 million loan to accelerate its efforts in developing and commercializing its patented Smart Temperature Management System™ technology for warming and cooling patients. ...