Maestros Mediline Systems along with Vodafone recently unveiled its mobile ECG (electrocardiogram) application for the BlackBerry smartphone. Called the eUNO R10, the solution is designed to provide cardiologists in India instant remote access to patients’ ECG and heart performance reports via their BlackBerry smartphones.

Maestros has developed a series of specialist products targeted towards remote patient monitoring and telemedicine applications. Carried by mobile paramedics, these specialist devices record heart performance and when connected to the Internet, send the relevant information to the medial records server, which then automatically ‘pushes’ the ECG report to a doctor’s BlackBerry smartphone over the Vodafone network. Doctors can also use the eUNO R10 application on their BlackBerry smartphones to retrieve patient information wherever and whenever they are.

Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, is one of early adopters of the application. Dr. Pavan Kumar -Head of Telemedicine Department at Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital says, “A heart attack is a life-threatening event. Knowing the symptoms of heart attack and seeking immediate medical attention is essential to prevent death, while appropriate treatment instituted within the first hour – the golden hour – can limit the damage to the heart. eUNO R10 mobile ECG application on the BlackBerry platform from Vodafone helps us to respond quickly, and hence is a welcome relief for doctors and patients alike.”