Konica Minolta VS1

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2021: The announcement of VS1 system for condition monitoring of patients with COVID-19 of various degrees of severity

The Konica Minolta company submitted on January 29, 2021 VS1 system for condition monitoring of the patients hospitalized with a koronavirusny infection of various degrees of severity. A system helps to measure the key vital indicators of health and also to transfer data to a post of nurses.

The system of Konica Minolta of VS1 collects data on key indicators of the state of health of patients with COVID-19: body temperature, level of arterial blood pressure and also extent of saturation of blood oxygen. Indicators are transferred from the bedside monitor to a post of nurses — the staff of the medical organization does not need to visit personally patients if all indicators are normal, and once again to endanger itself.

A system includes the bedside monitor which is equipped with NFC technology. When the health worker brings to him the measuring device — the pulseoxymeter, the thermometer or a tonometer, VS1 automatically reads out data from devices and sends indicators to the server. If the status of the patient worsens, attached the additional monitor for assessment of maintenance of SpO2 in blood.

All indicators are displayed both on the bedside monitor, and on the server of a post of nurses in real time. If there is something unusual, the sound signal is distributed — and the health worker can quickly help the patient. In general data retrieveds allow to provide better medical care and it is better to manage information.

The system of Konica Minolta of VS1 reduces load of health workers in the isolated zone. Usually at treatment of patients with COVID-19 doctors and nurses should check several times a day their status personally. Using VS1 it is possible to estimate it remotely: the number of contacts decreases that positively affects security.

Besides, the solution allows to increase employee performance of hospitals, claim in Konica Minolta. They can instantly send indicators of the state of health to the station of nurses and it is easy to manage the database. VS1 provides succession of medical care: even if to will transfer the patient to other department because of exacerbation of a disease, other specialists will be able to continue observation on the basis of already data retrieveds.

VS1 system can also solve a problem of deficit of the equipment connected with growth of number of patients with a koronavirusny infection of moderate severity. It helps patients with an easy and moderate form of a disease. Stationary monitoring systems of the saturation level of blood oxygen are suitable for the patients who are in intensive care units more.

In a monitoring system of Konica Minolta of VS1 the wireless network with Sub-1 GHz technology is applied. It covers long distances, than a wireless local area network, and reduces risk of creation of noises for work of other systems. At this VS1 does not need long difficult setup — it becomes easier for medical personnel to cope with growth of number of patients. In general Konica Minolta offers different tools for support during a pandemic.