Table 2.
Device characteristics.
| Device | Manufacturer | Vital signs | Other parameters | Location | BLa | CoTyb | CRc (meter) | EMRd | SoAe | Df | Wg | Sh |
| ViSi Mobile | Sotera Wireless | HRi, BPj, RRk, SpO2l, STm | Body posture, fall detection | Upper arm, chest, wrist | 14-16 h | Wi-Fi 802.11 radio | 180 | ✓ | ✓ |
|
|
Clinic |
| SensiumVitals | Sensium Healthcare | HR, RR, ST | None | Chest, armpit | 5 days | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | 180 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Clinic |
| HealthPatch MD | VitalConnect | HR, RR, ST | HRVn, fall detection, step count, body posture, R-R interval, stress level, energy expenditure | Chest | 3 days | Bluetooth | max. 10 |
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Clinic, home |
| VitalPatch | VitalConnect | HR, RR, ST | HRV, steps, body posture, fall detection, activity | Chest | 5 days | Bluetooth | max. 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Clinic, home |
| Wireless Vital Signs Monitor Device | Athena GTX | HR, BP, RR, SpO2 | None | Upper arm, chest, fingertip | 7+ h | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | 180 | N/Ao | ✓ |
|
✓ | Clinic, home |
| MiniMedic | Athena GTX | HR, SpO2, ST | PRp, PWTTq, Murphy Factor | Forehead, fingertip | 12 h | Zigbee 802.15.4 | 100 | N/A | ✓ |
|
✓ | Clinic, home |
| Zephyr BioPatch | Medtronic | HR, RR, estimated CTr | Activity, body posture | Chest | 12-28 h | Zephyr ECHO gateway, Bluetooth 2.1+, 3G | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
N/A | Clinic |
| Biosensor | Philips | HR, RR, ST | Body posture | Chest | 4 days | Bluetooth | Max. 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Clinic, home |
| IntelliVue Cableless Measurement Solution | Philips | HR, RR, BP, SpO2 | None | Upper arm, wrist, belly | 12-24 h | Short range radio to IntelliVue Guardian Software | <100 | ✓ | ✓ |
|
|
Clinic |
| Wavelet Wristband | Wavelet Health | HR, RR | HRV | Wrist | 5 days | Bluetooth | max. 10 |
|
N/A |
|
✓ | Home |
| Proteus patch | Proteus Digital Health | HR, RR, ST | None | Upper left chest | 7 days | Bluetooth | max. 10 | N/A |
|
N/A | ✓ | Home |
| EQ02 Lifemonitor | Hidalgo Ltd | HR, RR, ST | ECGs, accelerometer, body posture, fall detection | Chest with belt | 12-48 h | Bluetooth 2.1, 3G, 4G, GPRSt, CDMAu | 100 | N/A | ✓ |
|
✓ | Clinic, home |
| Alarm Management System | Covidien | HR, SpO2 | None | Fingertip | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Clinic |
aBL: battery life.
bCoTy: connection type.
cCR: connection range.
dEMR: electronic medical record.
eSoA: system of alerts.
fD: disposable.
gW: waterproof.
hS: setting.
iHR: heart rate.
jBP: blood pressure.
kRR: respiratory rate.
lSpO2: blood oxygen saturation.
mST: skin temperature.
nHRV: heart rate variability.
oN/A: not applicable.
pPR: pulse rate.
qPWTT: pulse wave transit time.
rCT: core temperature.
sECG: electrocardiogram.
tGPRS: general packet radio service.
uCDMA: code-division multiple access.