While we confess to spending very little of our free time
dwelling on biotelemetry solutions, we're still pretty stoked to
see WiFi cropping up in Dräger Medical's new Infinity TeleSmart
line of patient monitors. The new full-size monitors, suitable
for children and adults, include built-in color displays to show
off those vitals loud and proud, rechargeable batteries, and
built-in alarms that can be controlled from the unit. Of course,
the big news is WiFi. The inclusion of that 802.11 goodness
makes it one of the first telemetry monitoring solutions to
support an industry-standard wireless protocol, and should ease
implementation in most hospitals. And luckily, the device can
continue to monitor patient data even when out of WiFi range, so
there's no worry there. Hopefully they can dole some of this
WiFi love for our robot friends as well, which could come in
handy in those inevitable "I've fallen and I can't get up"
situations. Currently the system is pending FDA approval, but we
should be seeing it in the