ecg@home Web, Wireless and Trans-telephonic ECG monitor receives FDA approval

Lewiston (NY), Toronto (Ont)- HealthFrontier today announced that on January 17, 2002, ecg@home, a Web, Wireless and Trans-telephonic diagnostic ECG monitor, Healthfrontiers flagship product, received FDA approval.

The ecg@homeÔ device and HealthFrontier monitoring services are a revolutionary way to care of cardiac patients. The ecg@home is a pocket-sized, non-invasive and easy to use medical device allowing the electrical activity of the heart to be measured everywhere and any time," said Dr. Terence Kavanagh, a world reknowned expert in the field of Cardiac Rehabilitation.

At an affordable $250 suggested retail price, it is targeted to the mass consumer market. The ecg@home is a palm sized, easy to use medical device which allows for the monitoring of the heart by simply placing your thumbs on the two built-in patented electrodes. The ecg@home runs on 2 AAA" alkaline batteries and it can record and store a quick single-lead ECG of the standard Lead I, II and also critical V5. The recorded data is sent to HealthFrontiers data warehouse or its tele-health center, via the Internet, wireless device, email, or the built-in trans-telephonic coupler. The received data is immediately tracked, scanned, and analysed or alternatively transmitted to the patients caregiver for further action.

Using the web and their wireless remote health monitoring solution, the ecg@home unit is expected to revolutionize, both, prevention, and primary and secondary cardiovascular rehabilitation. This technology utilizes the Internet and enables caregivers to track and monitor patients' physiology from remote locations around the world. This data is collected, stored, and accessible by authorized personnel to assist in the treatment and evaluation of many medical conditions as well as data collection, data warehousing/mining services for physicians, patients, healthcare institutions, pharmaceuticals and other health professionals.

About HealthFrontier
HealthFrontier is a privately owned corporation with European partners, H&C Medical Devices. HealthFrontier is working to develop and market complete Internet-based remote health monitoring turnkey solutions, technologies, and products for communication between patients and caregivers. HealthFrontiers ecg@home and its Remote Health Monitoring Server (RHMS), are the core technologies which bring a much needed, and innovative Web-based cardiology solution" to several Healthcare sectors. For further information visit http://www.healthfrontier.com

   
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