RxBox

RXBOX

Field / Industry: Biomedical Device

Patent Number / Registration Number: 2-2016-000114

Status of Application: On – going

UM Title: A Medical Diagnostic Device with Telemedicine Capabilities

Brief Description / Features of the Technology:

RxBox is a portable medical diagnostic device capable of measuring several physiologic parameters such as heart rate, pulse rate, blood pressure, oxygenation, maternal urine contraction, ECG, and fetal heart rate, storing these and transmitting these data through both the internet and GSM network to one or several remote specialists or to an electronic health record.

Problem Addressed:

Lack of diagnostic devices and medical specialists in rural health units in geographically-isolated and depressed areas

Advantages:

Portable, capable of monitoring several parameters, with telemedicine capabilities, with built-in electronic medical record

Market Potential:

Aside from rural health units, this can also be used in hospitals or private clinics who want to incorporate telemedicine in their system

Inventors:

Portia Grace Marcelo

Luis Sison