In most cases, respiratory and heart failure can be detected up to 6 to 8 hours in advance based on patient’s physiologic changes. Telemetry is designed to observe these changes. It helps caregivers monitor patients who are capable of moving around but under the risk of arrhythmia or sudden deterioration.
Although real-time patient monitoring is not a new topic for wireless medical applications, researchers and engineers have realized that, after a lot of trial, there quirements for implementing telemetry in a hospital are complicated, with the unsatisfying wireless system as its main challenge.
To address this problem, Mindray has developed the MWAN, the first medical-grade wireless network technology dedicated for telemetry. It allows the Mindray’s BeneVision TM80 telemetry monitor to be seamlessly integrated into the hospital’s existing IT infrastructure while still maintaining a reliable performance to ensure patient’s safety.
MWAN enhances patient's safety
Test results showed the outstanding connectivity of the BeneVision TM80 in a 5G network within 24 hours. When it came to 2.4G, the drop-out rate still remained under 0.1% and the BeneVision TM80 reconnected immediately after the interference.
By wireless interference immunity, timely data transfer and the high-speed roaming which is 5 times faster than the industry standard, the MWAN technology allows caregivers to monitor ambulatory patients continuously and in real-time, so that they can quickly respond to any events.
However, it could happen that a patient might walk outside the Wi-Fi area, where the connection can get lost. Caregivers can now be reassured, as the BeneVision TM80 will switch to a powerful local monitor so the patient is still being taken care of. A built-in alarm will also be triggered if any arrhythmia event is detected.
When the patient walks back, all the data including up to 200 events, 48-hours of trends and 2-hours of full disclosure waveforms will be backfilled to the Central Monitoring System (CMS) automatically, and there will be no gaps in patientdata.
Best patient's experience
It is important to make patients feel comfortable with a telemetry monitor. The BeneVision TM80 is easy to use and carry around while providing accurate and uninterrupted measurements of ECG, Respiration, SPO2 and NIBP. No bigger than a smart phone, it is able to run for 40 hours on a single charge. And through 1.5-meter drop testing and IPX7 waterproof testing, it is safe for patient’s normal daily activities, like showering.
A streamlined clinical workflow
The BeneVision TM80 supports bi-directional communication with the Central Station, which helps streamline the clinical workflow, and thus saves time and improves efficiency.
While hospitals typically lose 10%-20% of their telemetry devices each year, the device location feature of the BeneVision TM80 can help them find the missing devicesand locate their patients easily.
With robust wireless connection and optimized patient’s experience, the BeneVision TM80 with MWAN is confident of taking the lead to offer reliable and continuous monitoring for ambulatory patients.
