Evondos acquired Vitacam, camera-based vital signs monitoring to improve home care workflows
Evondos Group announces the successful completion of an asset deal with NE Device SW Oy, whose flagship product Vitacam™ is a software-as-medical device for measuring vital physiological parameters. The deal became effective from August 30th, 2024 and under the terms of the agreement, both parties agreed to not disclose further details. Vitacam™ will enable Evondos to support home care workflows and further free up nursing time for care.
Vitacam measures vital physiological parameters from a short video clip or stream, using advanced computer vision techniques and remote photoplethysmography. As people are increasingly cared for at home, these parameters help clinicians get a more complete view of changes in health without needing to be physically present. Vitacam is a class IIa CE marked medical device, enabling it to be used for the routine vital sign checks of patients.
Clinical collaborations with several teaching hospitals and universities in Finland and the United Kingdom have been crucial to the development and validation of Vitacam and will continue to be so.
Over the coming months, the organization will work exclusively with customers to streamline workflows for nurses and engage senior citizens in their own health.
Evondos Group’s automated medication dispensing solutions enable a very high levels of adherence and help care organizations provide care in an effective and meaningful way. The combination of Evondos solutions and Vitacam vital signs monitoring, will support independent living at home by streamlining care workflows even further.
“Our team at Evondos is very impressed with Vitacam’s camera-based vital signs monitoring capabilities, developed for the most demanding care environment. A scientific development in cooperation with leading university hospitals in the UK and Finland combined with Class II Medical device classification brings good opportunities for home care organisations and care professionals to deal with the growing demand of elderly care amidst the nursing crisis across Europe.” says Eetu Koski, CEO Evondos Group.
“Vitacam allows healthcare professionals to monitor people at home without being there in person, enabling less travel and possibilities for preventative action. The broad presence and capabilities of Evondos will enable the further development and adoption of this technology.”, says Moyeen Ahmad, CEO of NE Device SW Oy.
About Evondos
Evondos Group, the provider of the Evondos service and the Medido service, is the leading company in Europe when it comes to automated medicine-dispensing systems. With over 600 care organizations, cities or municipalities as customers throughout the Nordics and The Netherlands, the group is responsible for tens of millions of medication pouches being correctly dispensed — and more than 2 000 000 working days saved. Evondos service has 99% adherence rate and Medido Clock claims the same rate of reliability.
About NE Device SW Oy
NE Device SW Oy is a software company from Oulu, Finland. Its flagship product ‘Vitacam’ uses computer vision to obtain vital signs measurements. It supports patients and healthcare professionals by automating the routine task of gathering observations. ‘Vitacam’ is a CE-marked class IIa medical device.
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