Innokas Medical has given comprehensive services to GE Healthcare in the VC150 vital signs patient monitor project. At the first stage of the project Innokas developed the device and its functionalities. The major part of the development work was developing the software of the device. As VC150 has a WiFi connectivity, it is classified as a radio device, too. To be able to sell the monitor to any country VC150 has to have both medical device approval and radio device approval. So in addition to product development, Innokas acquired the 510(k)-clearance for the device for the US markets as well as the required radio device approvals. In addition to US the monitor has an approval to be sold in major European countries as well as Middle East and Africa.

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he Carescape VC150, which Innokas has developed and GE Healthcare is distributing, is a wireless vital signs patient monitor. The monitor is developed for hospital use for spot check or continuous monitoring at the site of care or during intra-hospital transport. The monitor measures patients’ vital signs like blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate and body temperature. A new feature compared to earlier patient monitors is its wireless WiFi connectivity with hospital’s information system, which benefits the nurses’ daily care in hospitals. The WiFi connection enables nurses to focus on taking care of their patients while easily documenting all the vital sign information of the patient without any manual work.