SCHILLER and Ortivus, co-marketing
Ortivus AB and SCHILLER AG join forces within the EMS sector; launches combined product offer and a market co-operation
Baar, 15. Mai 2008, Ortivus AB and Schiller AG have signed a co-marketing agreement to jointly address the EMS (Emergency Medical Service) market. The basis for the agreement is a mutually developed wireless interface between Ortivus pre-hospital information system MobiMed and SCHILLER’s ARGUS PRO LifeCare defibrillator. The combined offer represents a hitherto unparalleled combination of functionality, low weight and flexibility within the EMS sector.
The product offering will be demonstrated at SCHILLER’s booth 1121 G at RettMobil in Fulda, Germany, May 15 -17, 2008.
There is a constantly growing need of ICT solutions including telemedicine, documentation (e.g. DIVI) and information management within the EMS sector. Today Ortivus MobiMed is one of the most comprehensive solutions available addressing these needs. At the same time EMS users also need qualified vital signs monitoring and defibrillation capabilities; functionalities that must be fulfilled without adding unnecessary extra weight on the EMS personnel for instance when working outside the ambulance. Bundled together with MobiMed, and making use of the new mutually developed Bluetooth interface, the SCHILLER ARGUS PRO LifeCare defibrillator will in real-time transfer vital signs to the MobiMed ambulance tablet PC. This unit will in turn analyse, display and transmit the vitals together with for instance electronic patient record data (e.g. DIVI) to hospitals and emergency centres included in the MobiMed network. The defibrillator, including its monitoring facilities, thus becomes a fully integrated part of MobiMed.
To fully leverage on the opportunities brought forward by the combined offering Ortivus and SCHILLER have entered into a co-marketing agreement under which the parties will promote each other’s solutions.
“The interface and the combined offering will bring us into a paradigm shift within EMS. We are combining two state-of-the-art products into one very strong solution. Biphasic defibrillation with external pacing, monitoring, continuous transfer of monitored data, electronic patient record and information management, all at a total weight of less than 4,5 kilos is indeed a very compelling solution. Backed up by the co-marketing agreement we will now be able to address the market even more efficiently ” says Johan Folkunger, VP Sales and Marketing at Ortivus.
”This interface will enable us to offer to customers the complete change of resucitation with seamless integration of inovative products thus providing key benefits for our customers” says Dominik Doppler, VP Sales and Marketing & Business Development at Schiller AG.
About Ortivus :
Ortivus AB is a Healthcare IT company that offers information and decision-making support systems for Healthcare, Emergency Medical Services and Public Safety in Europe and North America. Ortivus AB is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Small Cap list and was established in 1985. Ortivus has approximately 150 employees and subsidiaries in Germany, Great Britain, Canada, and the US. Also visit www.ortivus.com
About SCHILLER :
SCHILLER is a leading international manufacturer and supplier of electrocardiographs, long-term ECG and blood pressure recorders, spirometers, medical IT solutions, patient monitors and external defibrillators. The company was founded by Alfred E. Schiller in 1974. More than 700 employees work for the SCHILLER group in 28 subsidiaries around the world. SCHILLER has subsidiaries providing exclusive service centres in 15 countries and representatives in more than 100 countries worldwide. All shares are owned by the company CEO Alfred E. Schiller. SCHILLER is, and has been fully self- financed for more than 34 years. Also visit www.schiller.ch