Andover, MA, February 9, 2009— Capsule (www.capsuletech.com), the leading provider of medical device connectivity, today announced another group of leading healthcare organizations that have implemented its best of class connectivity solution featuring DataCaptor™ Connectivity Software. These new clients join an already impressive roster of more than 350 top healthcare organizations and hospitals that have implemented Capsule’s solution.
In Capsule’s fourth quarter of 2008, ten leading healthcare organizations selected Capsule for device connectivity including:
The Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO
The Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD
Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau, WI
Park Nicollet Health Services, St. Louis Park, MN
Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Exempla Healthcare, Denver, CO
“Despite a difficult market, Capsule saw record sales in December and signed ten new customers in just the last quarter,” said Bill Williams, VP of Sales for Capsule. “We are proud of Capsule’s momentum, and believe our success with leading hospitals affirms Capsule’s value to clinicians in improving patient care and safety. Device connectivity is becoming a bigger priority among healthcare organizations and Capsule continues to be the provider of choice because we deliver an open architecture solution that is flexible and scalable and features connectivity from virtually any device to any information system they need. In fact, in this quarter alone we added sites with Eclipsys, Epic, MEDITECH and Cerner to our already impressive list of hospitals with varying Information Systems. This is the Capsule way of connectivity.”
Capsule’s Connectivity Solution features one of the largest device interface libraries available with support for over 400 different types of medical devices such as patient monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, and anesthesia machines. Capsule’s core software product, DataCaptor™, automatically converts the medical device data to HL7 or XML format and integrates it with any Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Clinical Information System (CIS), and/or Alarm and Event Management system to enhance workflow, save thousands of nursing hours, and improve patient care.
About Capsule
For more than 10 years, Capsule has been the world's leading, award-winning provider of solutions for medical device connectivity. The company has established market leadership through its 510(k) cleared software and medical grade hardware products, its unique expertise in device protocols and firmware, and through its strong partnerships with major medical device manufacturers and HIS companies. Capsule’s solutions are proven, with over 350 installations at leading healthcare institutions worldwide. Its technology is secure, with the largest device driver library available in the industry - over 400 and growing. In 2008, Frost & Sullivan recognized Capsule's contribution and honored the company with the Global Technology Leadership Award. Deloitte also acknowledged Capsule for its stellar revenue growth and presented the company with the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 EMEA Awards. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.capsuletech.com/ or contact the Company's U.S. Marketing & Public Relations at 978-482-2337.