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U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center Selects the Sonitor Ultrasound IPS for Pilot Installation
Pilot Project to Assess the Usability and Accuracy of the Sonitor System in Tracking and Monitoring Portable Medical Equipment
| Source: Sonitor Technololgies, Inc.
LARGO, FL and ALEXANDRIA, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 26, 2007 -- Sonitor Technologies, Inc., in
conjunction with distributor Arrowpoint Corporation, announced today that
the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (Fort
Detrick, Maryland) has selected the Sonitor ultrasound indoor positioning
system (IPS) for a pilot installation at the Uniformed Services Health
Sciences University in Bethesda, MD. (The facility is co-located with the
National Naval Medical Center.) This pilot installation will assess the
usability and accuracy of the Sonitor system in tracking and monitoring
portable medical equipment on one floor of a campus building.
"We are delighted that the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology
Research Center has selected the Sonitor ultrasound IPS for such a
prominent project," said Terry Aasen, President and CEO of Sonitor
Technologies, Inc. "The ability to quickly and accurately locate moveable,
medical equipment is one of the major problems facing medical facilities
today. We are confident that the Uniformed Services Health Sciences
University will quickly realize the benefits and advantages to using the
Sonitor ultrasound IPS, and will build the business case, in terms of hard
ROI numbers, for use throughout this campus and other U.S. Army medical
locations."
Mr. Aasen continued, "This installation will demonstrate the capabilities
of the Sonitor IPS system for tracking and preventing loss or misplacement
of medical equipment, as well as showcase how our system can ultimately
improve patient care and safety and streamline business processes.
Moreover, we believe the installation at Uniformed Services Health Sciences
University will provide an excellent model for tracking medical equipment
at U.S. Army military installations around the world."
The Sonitor IPS is a robust, accurate, yet simple tracking solution that
addresses the real-time location of moveable equipment and people in
complex indoor environments, such as hospitals and other medical
facilities. Its patented ultrasound technology ensures that the detectors
interpret a Tag's signals with 100% room-level accuracy and without risk of
interference from any environmental noise or other signals nor interfere
with sensitive instruments, which is particularly important in a hospital
or medical facility setting. The system is based on a unique and patented
use of ultrasound for communications in air that identifies the position of
any object or person in real-time.
Motion activated "Tags" will be attached to mobile equipment items on one
floor of a campus building at the Uniformed Services Health Sciences
University. The Tag transmits its unique identification signal using
ultrasound waves as the object moves throughout the monitored area.
Detectors, using Sonitor's patented Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
algorithms, transmit signals in digital format via the existing wireless
LAN at the University to a central computer unit that stores the
information about the Tag's location and the time of the receipt of the Tag
signal in a software program. This information will enable the Uniformed
Services Health Sciences University staff to retrieve a Tag's position
and/or movement and determine precisely by room where the tracked object
with that specific Tag is located. Because the transmitted ultrasound
signals cannot penetrate walls, the Sonitor Tag signals are impervious to
eavesdropping from outside the room or building where they originate. Due
to the simple and accurate location detection, only very small amounts of
data need to be transmitted over the LAN, so the Sonitor IPS is considered
being very network friendly.
About Sonitor Technologies
Sonitor Technologies is the developer, manufacturer and supplier of a
proprietary ultrasound indoor positioning system (IPS) that automatically
tracks precisely by room the real-time location of moveable equipment and
people in complex indoor environments, such as hospitals. The Sonitor IPS
uses "Detectors" and "Tags" that are linked through the existing wired or
wireless LAN to a digital file containing all vital statistics and
information about the item or person being monitored. The motion activated
Tag transmits a unique identification signal using ultrasound waves to
special Detectors that use Sonitor patented ultrasound signal Digital
Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms. The Detectors transmit signals via an
existing LAN to a central computer that stores the information about the
Tag's room-location and the time of receipt of the signal. Sonitor's
ultrasound technology ensures that detectors interpret Tag signals without
risk of interference from any environmental noise or other signals, such as
reflections from metallic objects found with radio frequency-based systems
(RFIDs), nor interfere with sensitive instruments, which is particularly
important in a hospital setting. The system is designed for safety, and
all emitted sound pressure levels are within the international regulations
for the safe use of ultrasound. Sonitor Technologies was founded in Norway
in 1997. To learn more about the Company and its ultrasound IPS, please
visit the corporate web site -- www.sonitor.com.
About Arrowpoint Corporation
Arrowpoint is a veteran-owned corporation, focused on the strategic
planning, business development, management consultation and analysis needs
of our clients. Founded in March 2000, Arrowpoint has successfully provided
federal and state agencies, as well as commercial clients with the
professional services to give them the strategic edge they need to succeed.
Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, within the D.C. metropolitan area and with
offices throughout the United States, Arrowpoint Corporation has been
providing our clients with reliable managed services that they depend on to
excel in today's market. Arrowpoint's diverse and highly experienced
personnel have been able to help our customers accelerate their success in
every market they serve. To learn more about Arrowpoint Corporation, visit
www.arrowpoint.net.
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