Colorado MEDtech Offers Integrated Communications Technology

Colorado MEDtech Inc. (Boulder, CO; www.cmed.com), a provider of medical technology outsourcing services and imaging products, announced that its RELA division has added medical device communications technology to its core competencies. The new technology enables medical devices and laboratory equipment to access clinical data via the Internet and to interface with a variety of hospital and laboratory information systems. It also allows instrument monitoring for service and maintenance. The technology can be designed into new medical products and systems or implemented into devices currently in use. Colorado MEDtech has agreements with Draeger Medical Inc. (Telford, PA; www.nad.com) and other medical device companies to develop specific product applications. According to company CEO Stephen K. Onody, the new technology "will extend the life of product portfolios as well as provide information access and system performance monitoring."

Katherine Sweeny