Caretaker Medical’s Wireless Hemodynamic Monitor Cleared

Caretaker Medical has received the FDA’s 510(k) clearance for the latest version of its VitalStream noninvasive patient monitoring system.

The clearance for the finger-sensor device includes four new continuous hemodynamic parameters — cardiac output, stroke volume, heart rate variability and left-ventricular ejection time.

The wireless device, which offers intensive care unit-grade hemodynamic monitoring, does not limit patient mobility, and it provides continuous measurements that eliminate “blind spots” between manual spot-check measurements, the company said.