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News about UWB medical solutions developed by Starix Technology for Army and Special Forces applications

Innovative enabling devices combine to provide dog tags with ultra-high data transfer rates, storage capacity and battery life


IRVINE, Calif. – August 8, 2011 – Starix Technology, Inc., a California company with a portfolio of world-leading wireless technology and design experience, is demonstrating at ATACCC 2011, the Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care its innovative STX1301 Wireless Flash Drive and STX1311 Medical Voice Recorder. Together with Think-a-Move® voice recognition technology, these devices enable hands-free, wires-free high-tech dog tags with unmatched performance and outstanding ease-of-use. Visitors to Starix’s booth will experience for themselves the performance of the Wireless Flash Drive and Medical Voice Recorder, via hands-on demonstrations.

The demonstrated products are:

Wireless Flash Drive (STX1301):

With data rates of up to 500Mbps, compact form factor, extreme battery life, high storage capacity for multimedia storage, and simple, streamlined installation and setup, the Wireless Flash Drive provides a solution for storage of medical information that meets the extraordinarily stringent demands of emergency responder situations. The Wireless Flash Drive’s data rates are unmatched in any other single-antenna wireless technology, keeping required data transfer time to a minimum while still allowing a compact size. Operating entirely outside Wi-Fi frequency bands, the underlying radio technology avoids all interference from existing wireless networks, while simultaneously providing almost undetectable and unjammable transmissions. With a custom-designed network protocol and the inherent power efficiency of the radio technology, the Wireless Flash Drive has battery life of up to a year. The Wireless Flash Drive also includes the ubiquitous wired USB2.0 interface, enabling seamless connectivity with a wide variety of already-deployed non-wireless-enabled devices.

Medical Voice Recorder (STX1311):

With a variety of innovative modes, the Medical Voice Recorder provides Combat Healthcare Specialists flexibility and high performance for the most stressful and demanding emergency situations. The Medical Voice Recorder provides maximum flexibility via:

• Operation by both hands-free initiation, powered by speech recognition technology from Think-a-Move, and push-button initiation
• Automatic transfer of audio recordings generated on the Medical Voice Recorder to the Wireless EIC, enabled by wireless-enabled proximity detection
• Automatic timestamps for all recordings
• Capacity for 40 hours of audio recordings
• Compatibility with a wide variety of headsets, rechargeable batteries

The Medical Voice Recorder enables the Combat Healthcare Specialist to record the Casualty’s Vital Signs, Medications Given, Injury Type, and free-form Progress Notes in high-noise environments, with maximum flexibility and minimum overhead.

Where:
Starix Technology: booth 10. Other solutions using Starix Technology:

• Wireless dog tag - Sierra Nevada Corporation: booth 24.
• Wireless modems for physiological monitoring devices - Athena GTX: booth 1.

Unique wireless technology, optimized for ultra-high data rate, short-range communications and avoidance of interference, is ideal for hospital environments

IRVINE, Calif.

– November 29, 2011 – Starix Technology, Inc., a California company with a portfolio of world-leading wireless technology and design experience, announced that GE Healthcare will be demonstrating several portable X-ray systems based on the innovative GE FlashPad® multi-platform wireless X-ray detector, incorporating ultra-wideband radio technology from Starix, at RSNA 2011, the Radiological Society of North America 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.

The FlashPad wireless X-ray detector provides premium performance and flexibility, combining high image quality at low dosage levels with two handle maneuverability and increased coverage area. A key enabling feature is the underlying ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology provided by Starix. UWB’s ultra-high supported data rates allow acquisition of multiple images in under a second, facilitating advanced solutions such as VolumeRad® and Dual Energy Subtraction. By using significantly lower transmitted power levels than comparable wireless systems and frequencies separate from the heavily used Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) and Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) bands used by Wi-Fi and many other technologies, UWB virtually eliminates interference to and from other wireless systems, providing an ideal choice for crowded hospital environments. Through Starix’s unmatched design experience in UWB systems, these advantages are realized in a compact and well-proven wireless modem designed for smooth integration.

“We wanted to make FlashPad excel in flexibility, efficiency, and practicality, while preserving the highest standards in performance and quality,” said David Widmann, General Manager for Diagnostic X-ray, Radiography for GE Healthcare. “The underlying UWB wireless technology, which is unique among wireless detectors, is a key part of the whole product experience.”

“The GE FlashPad detector is an exciting example of how wireless technology can transform all aspects of our lives by bringing mobility and portability to even the most sophisticated and complex systems,” said Frederic Battaglia, CEO of Starix. “Ultra-wideband brings unique advantages that are ideally matched to the hospital environment.”

Showcasing the products and flexible work flows enabled by FlashPad, GE’s booth will feature demonstrations of the GE Optima® XR220amx Mobile X-Ray System and the Discovery® XR656 Digital X-Ray System.

Where:

RSNA 2011 is at McCormick Place, Chicago, from November 27-December 2, 2011. GE’s booths are at South Building: Hall A, booths 3265, 3335, and 3465.

Innovative devices combine state of the art wireless and speech recognition technologies to provide documentation of medical encounters in-theater

IRVINE, Calif. – April 4, 2011 – Starix Technology, Inc., a company with a portfolio of world-leading wireless technology and design experience, is demonstrating at ATA 2011, the American Telemedicine Association 16th Annual International Meeting & Exposition, its innovative STX1301 Wireless Flash Drive (Wireless Electronic Information Carrier – Wireless EIC) and STX1311 Medical Voice Recorder. Visitors to Starix’s booth will be able to experience for themselves the convenience and unmatched high performance of the Wireless EIC combined with the ease of use of the Medical Voice Recorder, via hands-on demonstrations.

The demonstrated products are:

Wireless Flash Drive (STX1301):

With data rates of up to 400 Mbps, small form factor, extended battery life, high storage capacity for multimedia storage, and simple, streamlined installation and setup, the Wireless Flash Drive provides a solution for storage of medical information that meets the extraordinarily stringent demands of emergency responder situations. The Wireless Flash Drive’s data rates are unmatched in any other single-antenna wireless technology, allowing required data transfer time to a minimum while still allowing a compact size. Operating entirely outside Wi-Fi frequency bands, the underlying radio technology avoids all interference from existing wireless networks, while simultaneously minimizing interference to other devices. With a custom-designed network protocol and the inherent power efficiency of the radio technology, the Wireless Flash Drive has battery life of up to a year. The Wireless Flash Drive also includes the ubiquitous wired USB2.0 interface, enabling seamless connectivity with a wide variety of already-deployed non-wireless-enabled devices. With a compact, ruggedized package, the Wireless EIC is an ideal ‘dog tag’.

Medical Voice Recorder (STX1311): Combining outstanding ease-of-use via a variety of innovative modes with compact, ruggedized design, the Medical Voice Recorder is designed to provide Combat Healthcare Specialists flexibility and high performance for the most stressful of emergency situations. Ease-of-use is facilitated in several complementary ways:

• Operation by both hands-free initiation, powered by speech recognition technology from Think-a-Move, and push-button initiation
• Automatic transfer of audio recordings generated on the Medical Voice Recorder to the Wireless EIC, enabled by wireless-enabled proximity detection
• Compatibility with a wide variety of headsets, rechargeable batteries

With capacity for 40 hours of audio recordings, the Medical Voice Recorder enables the Combat Healthcare Specialist to record the Casualty’s Vital Signs, Medications Given, Injury Type, and free-form Progress Notes in high-noise environments, providing automatic timestamps on all recordings.

Where:

RSNA 2011 is at McCormick Place, Chicago, from November 27-December 2, 2011. GE’s booths are at South Building: Hall A, booths 3265, 3335, and 3465.

Custom products based on innovative, high-data-rate, low power consumption wireless technology offer unique advantages

IRVINE, Calif. – September 6, 2010 – Starix Technology, Inc., a newly-incorporated California company with a portfolio of world-leading wireless technology and design experience, has announced a comprehensive suite of wireless products for the government, health, and consumer electronics markets. Based on the industry-leading single-chip device, the products combine of extremely high transfer rates of 400Mbps and low power consumption with a highly flexible medium access controller that facilitates design of custom products. The innovative radio technology allows the products to avoid the crowded unlicensed radio frequency bands used by other wireless systems, providing an ideal choice for critical applications by providing maximum immunity to interference or detection.

Starix’s technical team brings industry-leading expertise in all aspects of product design and deployment, having recorded many of the industry’s significant technical milestones, including the development and productization of the pioneering a single-chip wireless device.

The announced suite of products includes the following:

Consumer electronics solutions:

PC to TV solutions:
Enabling high-resolution video streaming from PCs to in-room TVs up to 30ft away, PC to TV solutions provides consumers with a greatly expanded menu of ways of accessing video content, and in particular enabling enjoyment of the rapidly growing market in internet content delivery. Setup is simple and intuitive, with an adapter plugging into the TV, operational with no further user steps, and at the other end of the link plugging a PC dongle into the PC’s USB port.

Wireless docking stations:
Providing an ideal way to manage USB peripherals, video and audio, and Ethernet connections through a single unit, wireless docking stations extend the innovative and convenient USB-based docking station concept. In addition to permitting flexible desktop layouts and eliminating tangles of cables, wireless docking stations provide the ultimate in convenience for connection and disconnection, with fully automated and secure connection once the docking station comes within range of the PC.

Defense solutions:

Wireless electronic information carrier:
With high data rates, small form factor and power consumption, and high storage capacity for multimedia storage, the wireless EIC provides a solution for storage of soldier medical information that meets the extraordinarily stringent demands of the battlefield. The single-chip’s high data rates are unmatched in any other single-antenna wireless technology, allowing required data transfer time to a minimum while still allowing a compact size, and in addition uses a signal that is extraordinarily difficult for an adversary to detect or jam. Combining the inherent power efficiency of the underlying radio technology with a custom-designed network protocol, the EIC has battery life of up to a year. Incorporating a standard wired USB interface, the wireless EIC also supports connection with a broad variety of existing non- -wireless-enabled devices.

Wireless data harvesting: The wireless data harvester enables rapid, covert, and secure wireless collection of surveillance data from remotely installed sensors. Custom-designed network protocols allow deployed surveillance devices to remain passive until data download is required, avoiding the emission of compromising electronic signatures and minimizing power consumption. Starix proprietary algorithms enable long-range connection, allowing harvesting of data without coming into proximity with the deployed surveillance devices.

Medical solutions:

In hospital environments, characterized by dense deployments of critical equipment, the virtually undetectable low-power signal transmitted by the single-chip radio --- 1000 times less than for a wireless LAN device --- provide an ideal solution for wireless telemetry, medical record and medical imaging transfer, enabling high data transfer rates for critical situations while minimizing interference to other devices. Starix’s wireless telemetry systems permit simple, streamlined installation and setup. With extensive network protocol optimizations to minimize power consumption, Starix solutions are ideal for battery-operated devices.