Telemedicine since 1999: Modern health management is our special subject
Since 1999, Vitaphone has been the leading company for integrated telemedical services for the transmission of biosignals with modern means of communication. Innovative concepts for monitoring of medical data with monitoring and care systems allow many sick people to have a better quality of life and always a feeling of security – regardless of whether they suffer from heart rhythm disturbances or high blood pressure, for example.
2010
Collaboration with ElectronicPartner in the field of emergency call systems and TeleCare
Patent submitted for the procedure and system of emergency monitoring of people and emergency call device (emergency mobile phone)
Status as of April 2010: 7 patents granted and 7 applied for
2009
Medication Adherence
"Pico" medication dispenser with connection to the Telemedical Service Center to promote pharmacotherapy compliance monitoring. Winner of the reddot design award
Vitaphone Middle East in Dubai enters into cooperation with the German Heart Centre in Dubai
Foundation of a branch office in France
For the Chronic Diseases Foundation, Vitaphone has taken over the "Telemedicine for Hearts" program of the Technicians’ Health Insurance Fund (Techniker Krankenkasse) for the care of patients with cardiac insufficiency throughout Germany
ADAC and Vitaphone have agreed a strategic partnership in the fields of prevention, fitness and wellness
Expansion of the Telemedical Service Center with the Healthcare Services Field
BIOTRONIK and Vitaphone are co-operating internationally in the care of patients with cardiac insufficiency
remosEKG 100/300 BT market launch
1- or 3-channel ECG with ECG data transmission via Bluetooth and mobile telephony for telecardiology diagnosis of symptomatic heart rhythm disturbances
2008
Vitaphone 3-channel Tele-ECG-Loop-Recorder 3300 BT receives the innovation prize for the German economy 2007; patronage: Federal Minister for Economy and Technology, sponsor: EnBW AG
29. Summer Olympic Games
Vitaphone China and the Chinese mobile phone operator CNC offer telemedical services for foreign visitors
Start of development of the Integrated Service Platform (ISP):
Coverage from primary prevention to chronic care management in the medical field
Foundation of Vitaphone Middle East, Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates
Certification of the Telemedical Service Center as the first worldwide according to the VDE use rules for telemonitoring and according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008; the gold standard worldwide
Foundation of Vitaphone USA Corp., Las Vegas, Nevada;
Own Telemedical Service Center
2006
Continuing internationalization of Vitaphone:
Foundation of Vitaphone Beijing Sunny Health Care Science and Technology Co. Ltd., China
Participation in Vitaphone Nederland B.V., Tilburg/Netherlands;
Own Telemedical Service Center in Maastricht
Integration contract with Deutsche BKK with the use of Vitaphone Tele-ECG devices in the indication field of heart rhythm disturbances
European patent: Telephone for transmission of vital signs via GPS and emergency button, special field of long-term ECG. The patent covers the development of the Vitaphone Tele-ECG-Loop-Recorder 3100/ 3300 BT
2005
Start of CorBene
Germany’s largest telemonitoring-supported care program for patients with cardiac insufficiency by the company health insurance funds of North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland
Vitaphone Tele-ECG-Loop-Recorder 3100/3300 BT
Revolution in telecardiological functional diagnostics for asymptomatic heart rhythm disturbances, automatic detection of pathological ECG deviations and transmission of a 1- or 3-channel ECG via Bluetooth and mobile telephony
2004
Vitaphone Tele-ECG-Card 100 IR
Telecardiological diagnosis of symptomatic heart rhythm disturbances
Partnership for the Heart/Hannover Messe (Hanover Fair)
Worldwide first ECG transmission by UMTS
Partners: Vodafone D2 GmbH and Berlin University Clinic Charité
Vitaphone 1100/Three-Button Mobile Phone
Mobile emergency call and care system
2003
Vitaphone 800 BT blood pressure measuring device
Blood pressure monitoring for the home care field, worldwide transfer of measured values via Bluetooth
Vitaphone 2300/Herz Handy® (2nd generation)
First mobile phone with 3-channel ECG function, GPS location and direct emergency call connection to the Telemedical Service Center
Vitaphone 1300 – Emergency call and care system
Mobile phone with bidirectional GPS location, emergency call function and direct connection to the Telemedical Service Center
Takeover of Telemedizinische Systeme GmbH, Chemnitz
2002
BKK Opel
Integration of risk patients with Herz Handy® care
Start of internationalization:
Vitaphone Switzerland
2001
Strategic collaboration with Vodafone
2000
German patent: First Herz Handy®
Combination of an ECG device and a mobile phone, GPS location, emergency call function; worldwide patent in 2002
Opening of the Telemedical Service Center
Accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Connection of the Herz Handy® to the Telemedical Service Center
1999
Foundation of Vitaphone GmbH
Founding partners
Matthias Quinger, entrepreneur
Frank-Norbert Peterich, biomedical technician (†)
Professor Stefan Sack, internist, cardiologist, pneumologist (retired)
Dr. Jörg Lamster, registered internist in private practice (retired)
