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MindTree launches Bluetooth health device solution
By siliconindia
Bangalore: MindTree, a global IT solutions company and a provider of Bluetooth Intellectual Property (IP) solutions launched a Bluetooth health device solution on the Android platform. The solution was demonstrated on the Google G1 Android Phone at the Continua Health Alliance Fall Summit held in Boston from October 5-9, 2009, and is designed to provide interoperability among personal healthcare devices, enabling the individuals to connect with their healthcare administrators in a real time.
The Continua device solution consists of MindTree's Bluetooth 2.1 plus Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) stack including eL2CAP, Multi-Channel Adaptation Protocol (MCAP) and Health Device Profile (HDP), integrated with IEEE 11073 layers ported onto the Android platform on a Google G1 developer phone.
In the demonstration, the health device solution on Google G1 Android Phone interoperated with a Continua certified pulse oximeter from Nonin Medical. The oxygen saturation levels and heart beat readings gathered by the pulse oximeter are transferred wirelessly over Bluetooth to the G1 mobile phone which then displays these readings. The readings can be stored for future reference or as a further application can be uploaded on the internet to an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
"The technology will accelerate the development of Continua standards based mobile solutions available to consumers," said Rick Cnossen, President and Chairman of the board of directors, Continua Health Alliance.
"As Bluetooth continues to penetrate into newer markets such as healthcare, we will have newer requirements to address. We are conscious of this changing trend, and will continue to proactively invest in building the next generation of Bluetooth based solutions that will effectively address the market requirements of tomorrow," said Vinod Deshmukh, President and CEO, Research and Development Services, MindTree.
The Bluetooth stacks and profiles are qualified for 2.1 plus EDR and have been proven in multiple products for interoperability and robustness by companies like NEC Corporation, GN Netcom and Logitech. The products include headsets, handsets and automotive infotainment platforms.
