Intel Corp. releases home medical monitor
San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown
Semiconductor giant Intel Corp. took a bold step into health care Monday when it started selling a medical monitor for patients with chronic problems.
The product, named Health Guide, is a medical monitor with a web interface allowing doctors to manage a patient’s care from afar. The Food and Drug Administration approved the device in July.
Santa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) heralded the device as a welcome innovation in a society with a growing population of elderly people. It can be set to ring at particular times to remind patients to answer questions or hook themselves up to blood pressure cuffs or other sensors.
Companies like Advanced Warning Systems Inc. will start using the Intel device to watch heart patients for signs of trouble. In all, four businesses will run pilot programs using the product.
Intel has sought a license to put information from the Mayo Clinic into the system.
American Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ: AMAC) will be the first company to use the devices.
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