Healthcare Case Study

Currently under trial, Eseye is working with a major international supplier of personal healthcare products.

Eseye were contacted by the client who has an existing range of products to allow patients to monitor their condition both at home and when they are out and about. Whilst some users are able to use the equipment effectively, more vulnerable individuals are less able to manage their condition.

Eseye’s task was to design upgrades for two products in the range such that the form factor change was minimal, the user experience virtually unchanged, but as the patient used the product, information that was displayed on the screen, was also written to an online database.

The challenge was a 6 week delivery schedule as the prototype units were to be demonstrated by a keynote speaker at an exhibition in the USA.

Using in house management, and expertise, augmented with carefully selected contractors, Eseye redesigned the circuit to include a cellular modem, and appropriate batteries. Careful work on the housing allowed us to keep the outside of the new device the same size and shape as the original.

The development was able to make use of ‘Serval’ a database system developed by Eseye, and co-located with the APN. The firmware of the new unit included software library components that link the mobile unit to the Serval database.

Eseye also produced the web application to interrogate the Serval database, and spot abnormal readings or unusual trends, and alert the clinician responsible for the patients welfare.

The prototype was delivered on time, and was demonstrated live. Pre-production units are currently being tested around the globe.

Eseye was able to deliver the complete solution quickly owing to the reuse of our library software components, and on-line database service. The library components enable cost effective data transfer through the Eseye Infrastructure from any GSM cellular network worldwide.