Welch Allyn announces availability of co-branded Health o meter Professional Scales in Europe

Welch Allyn, a leading global provider of medical diagnostic equipment, announced today that its co-branded Health o meter^® Professional Scales are now available in Europe. Welch Allyn entered into a strategic partnership with Pelstar, LLC, maker of Health o meter^® Professional Scales, in November of last year to co-brand the scales for distribution outside the United States and Canada.

By adding the co-branded Health o meter^® Professional Scales to its diagnostic device portfolio, Welch Allyn is extending a broader range of digital connected solutions to clinicians in hospitals and physician offices across the globe. A full range of professional weight scales including wheelchair, handrail bariatric, column, floor, baby and mechanical scales are now available to clinicians in virtually every general care setting within these international markets.

"By partnering with Pelstar to distribute co-branded Welch Allyn Health o meter^® Professional Medical Scales, we are able to offer a more comprehensive suite of diagnostic solutions to providers in more general care settings around the world," said Jon Soderberg, vice president of international business development at Welch Allyn. "The innovation, ease of use and versatility of the Welch Allyn Health o meter^® line of medical scales will undoubtedly provide practitioners with the accuracy and reliability they'll need to provide a higher level of care to their patients."

Branded as the Health o meter^® Professional product line distributed by Welch Allyn, each type of professional weight scale has the ability to directly send information to electronic medical records or hospital information systems via standard USB or serial port connectivity options, and allow for connectivity to select vital sign devices. In addition, most of these digital scales have the ability to calculate BMIs, auto-zero and auto-off.

"In today's demanding healthcare environment providers need simple, reliable diagnostic devices that make their jobs easier," added Soderberg. "Welch Allyn Health o meter Professional Scales are a perfect complement to our already robust line of physical assessment products that help providers make accurate diagnoses and spend more time with their patients."

Welch Allyn Health o meter Professional Scales are simple to use and eliminate error by automating traditionally manual height, weight and BMI recordings. In addition, connectivity options to vital sign devices like the Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs^® LXi increase accuracy and speed of weight recording procedures.

"Partnerships like this one will help us grow our diagnostic capabilities around the world," said Welch Allyn President and CEO Julie Shimer. "Our platform concept will allow us to offer interoperability between existing Welch Allyn devices and the new scales, which improves clinical decision-making and patient outcomes."