Putting a new twist on inhalers, Cambridge Consultants this week announced a new Vena platform for medical apparatuses. It’s comprised of two wireless standards, Bluetooth Health Device Profile (HDP) and the IR-based IEEE11073, for exchanging data with between devices. The Vena respirator marks the first demo unit and will connect via smartphone or computer to help keep track of when it’s being used and can provide reminders for patients who need to scheduled doses. The information can also be sent to relevant doctors and anonymously to health care specialists who like to mine these numbers and find trends. If you’re looking to see it for yourself and maybe try to smooze your way into a lungs-on, it’ll be at the Respiratory Drug Delivery Europe 2009 conference in Lisbon, Germany later this month.
[Via CNET]
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