Cybernet Medical Debuts MedStar's Additional Wound Care Capabilities for Improved Remote Patient Monitoring.ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich. -- Cybernet's MedStar(TM) Disease Management Data Collection System Offers Features Designed for Monitoring Wounds of Homebound home·bound adj. Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid. Chronic Disease Patients Cybernet Medical, a leading developer of biometric monitoring technology and medical devices for outpatient care, today announced that its MedStar(TM) Disease Management Data Collection System now offers enhanced Internet video Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer. capabilities and web-based management tools for improving the monitoring of homebound chronic disease patients with wound care needs. The MedStar system, used to remotely collect and transmit a patient's physiological data, supports the high-resolution camera output that is especially beneficial in wound care management programs. Through MedStar, chronic disease patients -- including those in harder-to-reach rural areas -- can receive regular contact with a healthcare provider, a critical factor in the successful treatment of some wounds and ulcers. "As our insurance reimbursement system shifts us from hospital- to community-based healthcare, using telemedicine for improved wound care is an inevitable market trend," said Eric Lichtenstein, director of Cybernet Medical. "Patients with diseases such as congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. , asthma and diabetes are at a greater risk of infection, resulting in a longer healing process for surgical incisions Noun 1. surgical incision - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) incision, section cutting, cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden and other injuries. The MedStar system enables healthcare providers to better manage both short-term and chronic wounds at a distance, and to quickly adjust treatment tactics or medications." The MedStar device collects data directly from measurement tools such as blood pressure cuffs and glucose monitors and transmits it to a collection server over a standard telephone line. The MedStar's compatible videophones can also transmit reliable, high quality images over regular phone lines or the Internet, an important consideration given the telecommunications infrastructure in some rural areas. For healthcare providers, MedStar now offers web-based wound care management tools such as a measurement device that visually assesses the healing process via successive digital images. Used in conjunction with other patient data, these tools help provide a more complete picture of a patient's recovery process. Visitors to the American Telemedicine Association's annual meeting at the Colorado Convention Center The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in downtown Denver, Colorado which recently underwent a major expansion. The expansion added 600,000 sq. feet of space and a 5,200 seat concert hall. The total area of the convention center is 1.2 million sq. feet. in Denver April 17-20 can view live demonstrations of Cybernet Medical's MedStar System, and its image transmission capabilities, in Booth #626. About Cybernet Medical Cybernet Medical is focused on changing the way chronic care patients are monitored and diagnosed. Through research funded by NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , National Institutes of Health and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of). (DARPA DARPA: see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The name given to the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency during the 1980s. It was later renamed back to ARPA. ), Cybernet Medical has developed and patented electronic devices, networked databases, and web-based user interfaces for the collection and management of physiological data. For more information on Cybernet Medical, visit the company's web site at www.cybernetmedical.com or call 734-668-2567. |
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