DGAP-News: Starting 8th August, mobile healthcare measuring devices are available at Telekom Shops
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Starting 8th August, mobile healthcare measuring devices are available
at Telekom Shops
02.08.2011 / 11:19
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- Mobile monitoring of temperature, weight, blood glucose, blood pressure
and pulse.
- iPhone, iPad and iPod touch turn into a digital healthcare manager.
- Telekom aims for sustained growth through innovative healthcare
solutions.
Neuss, August 2nd, 2011, Telekom is opening up its shops for the sales of
additional products from its new business areas, Energy, Healthcare and
Connected Cars: With the VitaDock products by Medisana, Telekom offers
three devices for mobile healthcare monitoring. Also the Body Analysis
Scale TargetScale will be available in Telekom Shops soon. These devices
allow users to easily and quickly measure, evaluate and store their blood
glucose, temperature, weight, blood pressure and pulse. Simply attach the
VitaDock measuring modules by MEDISANA to the iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPad or
iPod touch. To measure vital signs, users need the VitaDock App. It can be
downloaded free of charge from the Apple Store.
ThermoDock turns the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into an infrared
thermometer. It can be used to quickly measure the exact temperature of
fluids and surfaces in a contact-free way. The infrared technology makes
taking the measurement a very hygienic and comfortable process. On the one
hand, the device can be used to measure body temperature in just a few
seconds. On the other, if the 'live mode' is selected, the module can
measure how hot baby food is.
Mobile healthcare check
GlucoDock helps diabetics quickly and conveniently measure their blood
glucose. Five seconds after the measurement is taken, your iPhone displays
the data, evaluates it according to your personal settings and stores the
data in your smartphone. That means you no longer need to write down your
measured values. Thanks to a new journal function, diabetics can also
comment on their measured values.
With CardioDock, you can easily, quickly and precisely monitor your blood
pressure and pulse. Thanks to a patented measuring technology, users get
precise measurements even if their blood pressure fluctuates widely: The
module calculates and stores the weighted average from three measurements
that are automatically taken consecutively. The results are classified in
accordance with the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO).
With the body analysis scale, TargetScale, iPhone and co. are transformed
into a weight manager. The scale transmits the measured data via Bluetooth
to your smartphone, where it can be stored, evaluated and annotated with
personal comments. In addition to your weight, the TargetScale also
determines your body fat, muscle, water and bone mass as well as your
body-mass index. The athlete mode also takes into account the fitness level
of active athletes.
'By launching the sales of medical products in Telekom Shops, the Group is
making another important step towards becoming a provider of intelligent
healthcare solutions,' says Axel Wehmeier, head of the Healthcare Group
business area at Deutsche Telekom. 'We're thinking about expanding the
service even more: In the future, VitaDock users can, if desired, securely
make their healthcare data available online to their doctor or family
members,' explainsWehmeier.
iPhone becomes a healthcare manager
With the VitaDock App, your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch becomes a digital
healthcare manager, which stores and can individually evaluate all measured
values. The data remains on your personal device and is not transferred to
a third party. GlucoDock, ThermoDock and CardioDock are certified in
compliance with the Medical Devices Act (Medizinproduktegesetz). The
TargetScale costs EUR 149.99. The blood glucose measuring module,
GlucoDock, is EUR 99.99. The blood pressure measuring module, CardioDock,
is EUR 129.99 and the infrared thermometer module, ThermoDock, is EUR
79.99. The measurement modules are available in 350 Telekom Shops. They can
also be ordered online at www.telekom.com in any Telekom Shop as well as on
the Internet.
'VitaDock measurement modules use Plug and Play technology, which makes the
devices easy to use and self-explanatory. We are directing these products
both at persons who stay in shape and would like to monitor their health
values in the long term as well as at chronically ill or older patients who
are required to measure their vital signs regularly,' says Ralf Lindner,
CEO of MEDISANA AG.
Photos of the mobile health monitoring devices can already be downloaded
at: www.telekom.com/photos
About Medisana AG
MEDISANA, a leading healthcare specialist for nearly 30 years, works
continuously on further development of healthcare products for end
consumers that enable more and more people to independently and
conscientiously monitor their current state of health, to treat themselves
and to practice professional beauty care. Hallmarks of MEDISANA products
are functional safety, total compatibility with no side effects,
high-quality design and ease of use. With its VitaDock products, MEDISANA
has taken the first step in the direction of 'mobile healthcare management'
and laid the foundations for the future of mobile healthcare.
About Deutsche Telekom AG
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated
telecommunications companies with around 128 million mobile customers, 36
million fixed-network lines and almost 17 million broadband lines (as of
March 31, 2011). The Group provides fixed-network, mobile communications,
Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers, and ICT solutions
for business and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in around
50 countries and has approximately 244,000 employees worldwide. The Group
generated revenues of EUR 62.4 billion in the 2010 financial year - more
than half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2010).
Contact:
MEDISANA AG
Jagenbergstraße 19
41468 Neuss
Tel.: 02131/3668-0
Fax: 02131/3668-5095
E-Mail: info(at)medisana.de
www.medisana.de
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Company: Medisana AG
Jagenbergstr. 19
41468 Neuss
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)2131-3668 5410
Fax: +49 (0)2131- 3668 5095
E-mail: info(at)medisana.de
Internet: www.medisana.de
ISIN: DE0005492540
WKN: 549254
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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