USA — GE HealthCare, a prominent US healthcare technology company, has secured a significant milestone with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting 510(k) approval for its groundbreaking Portrait Mobile wireless and wearable monitoring solution.
At its core, the Portrait Mobile platform has been ingeniously crafted to facilitate real-time continuous monitoring, offering a personalized and dynamic insight into a patient’s vital signs.
This innovation particularly shines during critical recovery periods, such as post-surgery or after discharge from the intensive care unit, when patients are on the move.
Unlike traditional intermittent spot-check methods, the continuous monitoring and instant data visualization capabilities of Portrait Mobile empower clinicians to detect signs of deterioration much earlier.
This is of paramount importance, as it allows healthcare professionals to intervene swiftly and potentially avert adverse outcomes.
What sets Portrait Mobile apart is its wireless patient-worn sensors, seamlessly integrated with a compact, smartphone-sized monitor. Gone are the conventional tethers that once restricted patient mobility.
The dual-vector respiration rate measurement technology employed harnesses a sophisticated algorithm specifically designed for patients on the move.
This advanced algorithm ensures accurate respiratory rate tracking, even when breathing patterns are in flux.
Daniel Sessler, lead investigator of a joint trial involving Portrait Mobile, emphasizes the significance of continuous monitoring for post-surgery patients: “Patients recovering from major surgery are fragile.
“Many potentially serious episodes of instability are missed with intermittent vital sign assessments. Continuous vital sign monitoring might help clinicians identify patients who are having difficulty so they can provide help quickly.”
Undetected patient deterioration, particularly post-surgery, can have dire consequences. However, the real-time data flow and ongoing vital sign measurement facilitated by Portrait Mobile can be a game-changer.
It empowers healthcare providers to identify patient decline promptly and take preemptive measures before a patient’s condition worsens.
Portrait Mobile is a pivotal component of GE HealthCare’s FlexAcuity monitoring solutions, a comprehensive suite engineered to adapt swiftly to the evolving needs of patients.
Neal Sandy, General Manager of GE HealthCare’s monitoring solutions, highlights the importance of patient mobility during recovery: “GE HealthCare designed Portrait Mobile with this need in mind… is an important advancement in acute care.”
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