Qualcomm buys Capsule Tech

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) said today its subsidiary Qualcomm Life has purchased medical data management company Capsule Tech for an undisclosed amount.

The San Diego, Calif.-based company said the acquisition will allow Qualcomm Life to expand from into hospitals, taking over Capsule’s 1,930 hospital clients in 38 countries.

“Qualcomm is focused on strengthening its position in specific internet of everything verticals, like healthcare. The acquisition of Capsule expands the breadth of our healthcare platform, enabling us to provide connectivity solutions for the entire care continuum and create one of the world’s largest connected health ecosystems. This will be an important step in advancing the Internet of Medical Things,” president Derek Aberle said in a press release.

Capsule’s medical device integration and clinical data management platforms are used for for data collection, electronic medical records and health IT system integration, according to Qualcomm. The company said it will integrate the systems with a network of home health ecosystems to expand coverage for patients and users both in and outside of hospital environments.

“As health care continues to move into the home and ambulatory settings and outside of traditional care areas such as the hospital, the convergence of medical device data from wherever the patient is located is critically important. Together, Qualcomm Life and Capsule will power this convergence by making data more accessible and interoperable among care teams to provide true continuity of care at the hospital, in the home and at all points in between,” Capsule CEO Gene Cattarina said in a press release.

In April, Capsule Tech said it partnered with Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) on its latest SmartLinx patient-monitoring system.

The company said its new SmartLinx Vitals Plus Patient Monitoring System will utilize Masimo’s SET Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion technology, which monitors oxygen levels in the blood, and Capsule Tech’s SmartLinx Neuron 2 mobile clinical computer. The latest system will enable caregivers to monitor patient oxygenation levels, pulse rates and perfusion indexes.

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