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Anwendungen und Referenzen Applications and References
ten mHealth-Endgeräten die Effizienz der
Patientenversorgung erheblich verbessern
können.
Die geringen Abmessungen von 30 x 30
x 2,8 mm machen das GE864-QUAD von
Telit zu einem der derzeit kleinsten und
leistungsstärksten Module überhaupt. Es
ist mit einem BGA-Design, einem Tapeand-Reel-Gehäuse
und einem integrierten
TCP / IP Protocol Stack ausgestattet und
unterstützt UDP, FTP und SMTP über AT-
Befehle. Es ist damit ideal für die nahtlose
Integration in kompakte Unterhaltungselektronik
oder Telemedizin-Anwendungen
wie GlowCaps von Vitality geeignet.
The U.S.-based company Vitality
specializes in mHealth and utilizes Telit’s
GSM / GPRS-based GE864-QUAD module
for its intelligent GlowCaps prescription
medication bottle cap solution that
reminds patients to take their pills
regularly.
Leveraging Telit Wireless Solutions’
GE864-QUAD module, Vitality’s GlowCaps
are designed to combat the costly problem
of medication non-adherence for patients,
caregivers, pharmaceutical companies,
retail pharmacies and healthcare
providers. Over 3.5 billion prescriptions
Das Telit-Modul GE864-QUAD ist das
Herzstück von GlowCaps: Es eignet sich
aufgrund seines geringen Formfaktors
und seines extrem flachen Profils ideal
für die nahtlose Integration in mHealth-
Applikationen.
The Telit module GE864-QUAD ist the
core of GlowCaps: It is ideally engineered
for seamless integration with compact
mHealth solutions like GlowCaps.
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© Telit Wireless Solutions
GlowCaps registriert jedes Öffnen der
Tablettenflasche und sendet diese Daten
mit Hilfe des Telit-Moduls GE864-QUAD
an Vitality. Das Unternehmen erinnert
Patienten an die Einnahme und bestellt
rechtzeitig neue Präparate, wenn sie zu
Ende gehen.
Every time the pill bottle is opened,
GlowCaps uses Telit’s GE864-QUAD
module to securely send data to Vitality.
GlowCaps reminds patients to take their
medication and can also automatically
refill prescriptions as pills deplete.
are written each year and lack of adherence
to medication requirements costs the U.S.
economy approximately $290 billion in
unnecessary healthcare costs.
M2M technology motivates
healthy behavior
The innovative GlowCaps solution helps
increase medication adherence by
providing alerts as well as individualized
feedback programs in an effort to help
motivate and remind people to take their
prescriptions. GlowCaps fit on standard
prescription bottles and issue light,
sound, phone call and text message
reminders to ensure patients don’t miss a
dose. Every time the pill bottle is opened,
GlowCaps uses Telit’s module to securely
send data to Vitality over AT&T’s cellular
network, one of the most extensive
GSM networks in North America. For
the first time in the healthcare industry
it is possible to use minute-by-minute
adherence data to motivate healthy
behavior.
Embedded functionality increases
efficiency of patient care
Daily adherence information is used to
compile periodic progress reports that
are emailed to patients, caregivers and
doctors. Using sophisticated pattern
recognition, Vitality uncovers the key
© Vitality, Inc.
motivational levers for each individual,
and then tailors programs to activate
these levers and breakthrough whatever
barriers exist. GlowCaps can also
automatically refill prescriptions as pills
deplete. Thus, it is an excellent example
of how embedded cellular functionality in
consumer-focused mHealth devices can
vastly improve the effectiveness of patient
care.
The low profile and small, 30 x 30 x 2.8
mm size of Telit’s GE864-QUAD make
this GSM / GPRS module one of the
smallest and most powerful modules on
the market. Featuring a Ball Grid Array
(BGA) design, tape and reel packaging
and an integrated TCP / IP protocol stack
that provides support for UDP, FTP and
SMTP via AT commands, the GE864-
QUAD is ideally engineered for seamless
integration with compact consumer
electronics and telemedicine applications
like Vitality’s GlowCaps solution.
Contact
Alexander Bufalino
VP Global Marketing,
Telit Communications PLC
E-Mail: alexander.bufalino@telit.com
www.telit.com