Oxford University Innovation spin-out Oxehealth successfully trials baby-monitoring software

12th February 2015

A new technology which has been trialed at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital will help improve the way babies are monitored.

Thanks to this new technology, monitoring a baby’s vital signs without the need for physical contact or wearable devices has been made possible.

Oxehealth is a camera-based health monitoring company, and with its innovative Oxecam technology, the heart and respiratory rate of a baby can be monitored remotely. If a sudden change in these stats is detected, an alert will be sent to parents/caregivers, allowing them to react quickly.

The Oxecam software has been successfully trialed at the John Radcliffe Hospital, where its abilities to monitor key vital signs continuously in the neonatal intensive care unit were demonstrated.

The accuracy was such that the Oxecam met the clinical standards expected of a medical product, opening the door to a wealth of opportunities in camera-based health monitoring.

John Chevallier, CEO of Oxehealth said “Virtually every new parent in the UK buys a baby monitor when they first have a child, and some will buy multiple monitors as they seek to find the best on the market, many current monitors with their passive audio visual feedback do not provide warnings of problems – other than baby distress…This is a huge step forward in infant monitoring.”

Oxehealth Oxecam Benefits:

• Gives parents/caretakers more freedom – knowing the baby is being monitored.

• Lessens the need for physical checks – alert is sent if something changes.

• No irritation for the baby caused by worn devices – it is contactless.

• As it is not a worn device, it cannot be outgrown.

Not only does the Oxecam monitor through the night (and day) – it can also alert the parent/caretaker to risks such as the baby turning onto its stomach or covering itself in bed clothes/sheets.

Oxehealth was spun out by Oxford University Innovation in 2012 from the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The company has also secured funding to monitor patient well-being in other contexts including secure hospitals and post-operative wards.

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