Published on January 5, 2010 at 11:44 PM
Taoglas,
the leading M2M antenna provider, (www.taoglas.com)
today announced that it has launched the first flexible circuit loop
antenna, which can deliver over 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring
devices. The FLA.01 antenna is a penta-band cellular antenna that is
embedded inside medical devices and can achieve high performance,
particularly with customization. The technology can be applied to any
frequency including licence free bands such as 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz,
2.4GHz and higher. With the FLA antenna, medical device designers can
ensure their devices now achieve reliable, consistent wireless
connections for transmitting patient data and also meet healthcare
industry tests.
“Taoglas has a long history of working with medical device companies to
make sure they achieve high antenna performance and they are compliant
for tests such as Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) and PTCRB”
The FLA flexible circuit antenna is particularly suited to the
healthcare market because it can conform to any shape or size, a
mechanical advantage for medical devices, which come in different
shapes, and sizes. Added to this, the material used in flexible circuit
antennas also performs well on the body itself. To achieve the best
possible performance for an individual healthcare product, antenna
customization can improve device efficiency even further.
“Taoglas has a long history of working with medical device companies to
make sure they achieve high antenna performance and they are compliant
for tests such as Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) and PTCRB,” said
Dermot O’Shea, Director, Taoglas. “Recently Jaotech in Taiwan used a
Taoglas antenna inside an incontinent pad for a hospital project in
Singapore. A device with our antenna on a colostomy bag alerts a central
monitoring device informing the nurse that the bag is full and needs to
be changed. It saves nurses time and makes sure that patients lying in
hospital beds are not feeling uncomfortable.”
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