ADDING and REPLACING Bluetooth Technology Chosen as Health Device Standard
Business Wire, June 08, 2009
Continua Health Alliance Selects Bluetooth Low Energy
Technology for Design Guidelines
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BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY CHOSEN AS HEALTH DEVICE STANDARD
Continua Health Alliance Selects Bluetooth Low Energy
Technology for Design Guidelines
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the selection
of Bluetooth wireless technology by Continua Health Alliance, the
industry coalition of leading health care and technology companies
charged with establishing a system of interoperable personal telehealth
solutions. Once finalized, Continua will include the upcoming Bluetooth
low energy wireless technology specification in Version Two of its
Continua Health Alliance Design Guidelines. The selection of Bluetooth
low energy technology extends the current Continua standard for the Bluetooth
Health Device Profile, the only wireless technology specification
included in Continuaâs Version One Design Guidelines.
Bluetooth low energy technology is a power efficient,
short-range, wireless technology that offers connectivity between mobile
devices and small, battery powered devices such as watches, emergency
pendants and health and fitness sensors. Bluetooth low energy
technology features low power consumption, small size and low cost, and
integration in mobile phones, all providing Continua a reliable solution
to enable mobile devices for a wide range of personal telehealth
audiences.
âContinuaâs choice of Bluetooth low energy technology â a
specification in development at this time and expected to be adopted by
the end of the year â underscores the excitement and need for this Bluetooth
wireless standard in the telehealth arena,â said Michael Foley, Ph.D.,
executive director, Bluetooth SIG.
Chosen over several other wireless technologies after a rigorous
10-month review process, Bluetooth technology was selected to
enable low power mobile devices such as activity monitors and heart rate
sensors to be used to monitor a userâs health and fitness levels.
âThe Bluetooth SIG brings not only a superb wireless technology to our
Design Guidelines, but a state-of-the-art testing and qualification
program to our members,â said Rick Cnossen, Continua president and
chairman of the Board of Directors. âThe continued choice to work with Bluetooth
wireless technology and the Bluetooth SIG is a natural extension for
Continua.â
The radio selection process was conducted by members of the Continua Low
Power Radio Sub-Team, the Continua Technical Working Group and the
Continua Board of Directors. All teams were aided by experts from the
technology and health care industries-at-large, as well as guided by
research conducted by an independent third party analysis firm. A
rigorous process was employed over the course of 10 months to select
from many outstanding technologies. After consideration of required
power levels, cell phone ubiquity, required range, and anticipated
market penetration, Bluetooth technology was chosen to satisfy
the required use cases.
About Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Bluetooth wireless technology is the global short-range wireless
standard for personal connectivity of a broad range of electronic
devices. The technology continues to evolve, building on its inherent
strengths â small-form factor radio, low power, low cost, built-in
security, robustness, ease-of-use, and ad hoc networking abilities. More
than eight new Bluetooth enabled products are qualified every
working day and more than 19 million Bluetooth units are shipping
per week. There are over two billion Bluetooth devices in the
marketplace and that number climbs daily, making it the only proven
wireless choice for developers, product manufacturers, and consumers
worldwide.
About the Bluetooth SIG
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the
telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive and
network industries, is driving development of Bluetooth wireless
technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes
Promoter group companies Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola,
Nokia and Toshiba, along with over 12,000 Associate and Adopter member
companies. The Bluetooth SIG, Inc
Sep 26, 2009
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