Medical Device Tracking Integrate
Jaxicloud Fleet Management Innovation geolocation beacons in your medical equipment location solutions.
Medical device tracking, what is it?
Managing a pool of medical equipment used by different departments and by many people is a challenge that all hospitals face. In fact, in the event of a medical emergency, time can be of the essence, so it is important that the medical staff can find the necessary equipment as quickly as possible.
In addition , every year many medical devices are lost in health centers, which generates not insignificant additional costs in connection with the purchase of the material. In fact, 20% of the medical equipment cannot be found, and on average
75% of this equipment is ordered unnecessarily . To meet this challenge and optimize their management , many hospitals are equipped with geolocation solutions for medical equipment . Thanks to the 100% autonomous geolocation beacons, no more wasted time and unnecessary costs.
How does medical device tracking work?
Different technologies can be used to geolocate medical equipment. The choice of one technology over another will depend on various criteria, such as the type of infrastructure required, the number and size of the equipment to be geolocated, the environment in which the solution will be installed, the cost of the infrastructure and, finally, the required level of accuracy. To geolocate medical equipment, Jaxicloud Fleet Management Innovation offers location beacons based on two different technologies: Wirepas Mesh and Quuppa AOA.
Wirepas Mesh Quuppa AOA
This location technology is based on a mesh network of fixed and mobile beacons. The equipment to be geolocated is equipped with mobile beacons, and the fixed beacons are placed in the buildings at regular intervals, creating a network. The positioning information is calculated in relation to the signal strength (RSSI) emitted by the mobile beacons and returned through the network to the gateway.
The Wirepas Positioning Engine tool will then transform the raw data into GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) that can be visualized on a business platform. The user will be able to visualize the position of the equipment on a plan or map and have access to dashboards for follow-up of the assets. Depending on the density of fixed beacons in the network, the localization accuracy can be set from 5 to 10m , which is enough to locate medium-sized vehicles such as a stretcher.
"The form factor of the tags was very important to the customer, which is what pushed us to choose the COIN line from ELA Innovation. Compact, this tag integrates particularly well with small medical devices such as syringe pumps that must withstand harsh conditions.
Vincent LêCEO – Apitrak
Why integrate Jaxicloud Fleet Management Innovation location beacons into your medical device tracking solution?
Location beacons from Jaxicloud Fleet Management Innovation are ideal for meeting the need for medical device tracking for many reasons:
100% independent
Their battery-powered operation provides up to 20 years of autonomy depending on the model, guaranteeing competitive total acquisition costs.
Robust and compact
These beacons are perfectly adapted to extreme environments. IP68, they are waterproof and resistant to shock and vibration.
Which ELA Innovation tracking beacons should I use?
If you are an IoT solution provider and you want to integrate medical device tracking into your offering, here are the Jaxicloud Fleet Management Innovation products that we recommend to you:
Blue Coin ID+ Mesh
Wirepa's tracking brand
Blue COIN ID+ MESH is a compact, 100% autonomous Wirepas tracking tag. This brand meets industrial needs for locating small equipment and tools indoors with configurable accuracy from 5 to 10m. Its 3-axis accelerometer enables intelligent battery management via motion detection.