Hothead and Shafer to Develop Technology for Monitoring Normothermia

The H.O.T. system that was developed by Hothead Technologies is used for wireless monitoring of the body temperature and transmits warning signals when the body temperature exceeds or is below a threshold that is pre determined.

A medical application of this system that can support the Hypo/Hyperthermic Pad of Shafer Medical Devices, for management of normothermia in patients during the post operation, pre operation and surgery stages will be jointly developed and distributed by Shafer Medical Devices, a unit of Shafer Enterprises, and Hothead Technologies, as per a recently executed agreement.

Combining the Hypo/Hyperthermic Pad solution with the H.O.T system, medical staff will be able to monitor many subjects for maintaining optimal body temperatures to lower the post surgical infections risks. Through their wireless based handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) the medical staff will be able to observe the temperature of any patient. In case the temperature decreases or increases the H.O.T system will transmit a wireless command signal to the Hypo/Hyperthermic Pad for adjustment of the body’s temperature for maintaining normothermia.

The Hypo/Hyperthermic Pad solution and the Hothead have proved their worth during earlier trials. The sensor is unaffected by various electronic gadgets, does not cause interference to medical devices and does not clutter up the wire cords. The normothermia monitoring and management system (SafeTemp) is presently in the prototype phase and will undergo more research and testing in the next few months.

It is possible to utilize the Safe Temp unit via a medical facility for temperature monitoring applications from the ambulatory to the ICU.

Shafer’s Sales and Marketing Vice President Tony Blackburn informed that medical staff has to monitor every patient compulsorily from room to room and record these temperatures physically for monitoring and managing normothermia. The integrated H.O.T. system and the Pad can be utilized by the hospital staff for monitoring each patient on the floor simultaneously, gather data on temperature, print required reports and adjust temperatures of the patients for automatically maintaining the normothermia optimally.

He added that it provides accountability and saves time and also offers the staff with the ability to monitor all patients constantly. The H.O.T systems in conjunction with the Pad enable medical personnel to maintain normothermia continually by adjusting the temperatures.