Patent Bolsters QRS’ Ability to Distribute Products Internationally
QRS Diagnostic Has Exclusive Rights to Patented Blood Pressure Methodology
MINNEAPOLIS -– September 21, 2004 -– QRS Diagnostic, leader in innovative
design and development of software-based medical devices in computer cards,
announces that its technology partner, BP Sure LLC, has received European Patent
No. 0955873 on its method to detect and measure blood pressure sounds in noisy
external environments. The European patent corresponds to U.S. Patent No.
5,772,600. QRS Diagnostic has exclusive worldwide rights to the patented method.
QRS Diagnostic encodes the intelligence of physiological data
acquisition and analysis into computer cards. QRS computer card devices, with
integrated sensors, connect to off-the-shelf computers, Pocket PCs and PDAs,
making them work as mobile, full-function medical devices for spirometry, pulse
oximetry, diagnostic electrocardiography and blood pressure
monitoring.
“Our BPCard™, the world’s first and only computer card blood
pressure monitor, uses the patented method to yield precise, digital blood
pressure readings in seconds,” said Spencer Lien, chief executive officer, QRS
Diagnostic. “The European patent strengthens our ability to market and
distribute the product internationally.”
About QRS
Diagnostic
Founded in 1994, QRS Diagnostic, Plymouth, Minn., uses
innovative software technology to design and develop FDA-approved medical
devices that simplify and reduce the costs of diagnostic testing and patient
monitoring. With our patented computer card technology platform, QRS turns PDAs,
laptops and handheld PCs into modular, upgradeable and portable medical devices
and streamlines the collection and communication of precise physiological data.
We enable primary care physicians to cost-effectively practice high-tech
medicine while delivering the accuracy that specialists and hospitals demand.
The affordability, durability and mobility of QRS devices also advance patient
monitoring for home health care, disease management, and personal health
management. For more information on QRS, please visit www.QRSdiagnostic.com.
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