QRS Diagnostic Secures 510K Approval for its New BPCard™ Device
QRS Demos its New PC Card Blood Pressure Device at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference, Booth 5427
MINNEAPOLIS and ORLANDO, Fla -- (PRWEB) February 23, 2004 -- Today at the
HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., QRS Diagnostic, leader
in innovative design and development of software-based medical devices contained
in computer cards, announces that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
issued 510K approval for QRS to market its new BPCard™, the world’s first and
only PC Card digital blood pressure monitor. BPCard gives users precise, digital
blood pressure readings in seconds using HP iPAQ™ Pocket PCs or laptop
computers. QRS is demonstrating the device at HIMSS Booth 5427.
“Digital
blood pressure measurement with BPCard standardizes data collection, improves
accuracy and eliminates human error,” says Spencer Lien, chief executive
officer, QRS Diagnostic. “The addition of BPCard to our line of computer card
devices for spirometry, pulse oximetry and electrocardiography extends our
product platform for use by providers in virtually any health care
setting.”
BPCard utilizes QRS Diagnostic’s patented computer card
technology to integrate complete blood pressure instrumentation into a Type II
(PCMCIA) PC Card. BP Card incorporates the patented Quantum BP™ algorithm for
unparalleled accuracy. The blood pressure cuff connects directly to the PC Card
device. By simply sliding BPCard into the PC Card slot of a Pocket PC or
standard laptop computer, physicians and nurses instantly have a full function,
mobile digital blood pressure monitor that can send data into electronic medical
records.
QRS distributors will begin delivering BPCard to customers in
the U.S. later in 2004. At HIMSS, QRS is releasing the beta version of its
BPCard SDK (Software Developer’s Kit). BPCard SDK enables third-party software
development and integration with clinical information systems.
BPCard is
the second new QRS device to receive 510K approval in the past ten months. The
FDA has also approved the company’s EKGCard™ diagnostic electrocardiograph,
built into a Type II (PCMCIA) PC Card. It is the world’s smallest and lightest
12-channel electrocardiograph device in the medical device market today. The
electrode leads connect directly to new EKGCard, eliminating the need for a
separate cable between the device and the leads.
BPCard and EKGCard,
like all QRS software-based, computer card medical devices, communicate to the
company’s Office Medic Integrated Data Management System (IDMS), providing
clinicians with instant access to diagnostic data anywhere on their computer
networks. Office Medic interfaces with electronic medical record systems.
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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