ATHENA GTX™ RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE ON INNOVATIVE COMPACT MONITOR
Des Moines, IA – July 21, 2010 - Athena GTX™ received clearance from the FDA today to market their WVSM™ device, which is a compact, patient worn vital signs monitor. This innovative device automatically measures blood pressure, pulse rate, blood oxygenation, and critical cardiac functions from point of injury through transport to a treatment center. The WVSM™ device records up to 4.5 hours of these vital signs, and is capable of wirelessly uploading this data to a PDA or computer using a software program designed to search for and communicate with any WVSM™ device within range via standard Wi-Fi.
The WVSM™ device weighs about 16 ounces and attaches to a standard blood pressure cuff, which allows the attending caregiver to focus on the patient while the device automatically measures and records vital signs. In multiple injury situations, a color coded and audible alarm system of critical parameters assists the caregiver in triage decisions, since multiple patients can be monitored simultaneously on a PDA or PC running accessory software. This allows the caregiver to quickly view each patient’s status at the point of injury in order to treat or transport based on vital signs. As the patient arrives at the treatment center, the WVSM™ device wirelessly uploads patient data to the treatment center’s computer. This allows the medical team to view the condition and vital signs trending which can help decide immediate course of treatment.
Athena GTX™ originally developed the WVSM™ device and provided prototypes to the military. Several branches of the military were waiting for FDA approval and a major military distributor has already committed to a large order pending this approval. The military feels that early monitoring as well as recording of trending can improve the survival rates of our soldiers.
This is the first device of its kind to be marketed by Athena GTX™. Several other innovative monitoring devices are in development. The company’s expertise lies in miniaturizing electronic monitoring devices and physiological software development or “Smart Medicine”, which utilizes the speed and consistency of today’s computer processors.
Athena GTX™ has offices in Iowa, Texas and California.
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Contact:
Greg France
gfrance@athenagtx.com
3620 SW 61st Street Suite 395
Des Moines, IA 50321
515.288.3360