Wandsworth secures major patent.

Wandsworth Group have announced the granting of a patent for their Tele-Call bedside computing and patient entertainment system.  The patent covers a console that resides at a hospital bedside for use by patients for entertainment and communications services (TV and telephony) and which can also be used by clinical staff for bedside computing applications.

The system, operating over a single Ethernet network (either wired or wireless), was pioneered by Wandsworth in 2003 and was granted a patent in May 2008 and is valid for the next 15 years.

Fixed bedside terminals are favoured in most hospitals due to the size and resolution of the screen for clinical applications and to minimize the risk of cross contamination from portable devices in the hospital environment.

The Tele-Call system has been successfully deployed in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.  Wandsworth has patents granted for the UK and New Zealand with patents pending for Europe, North America, Australia and Canada.

Converged networks are being deployed in most buildings and hospitals are no exception.  Wandsworth have also developed a full TCP/IP nurse call system (IPiN) to compliment the Tele-Call system that can either be integrated with Tele-Call or provided as a stand-alone system but providing all of the benefits of an IP based system.

Richard Mockett – MD of The Wandsworth Group commented: “The granting of this patent represents the reward for 5 years of development and innovation that would normally be associated with blue chip organizations, not traditional British SME manufacturers like Wandsworth.  We are very proud of this achievement and look forward to a long and secure future from this invention and from further developments of TCP/IP technology”.  

Ascom UK and the Wandsworth Group Announce Distribution Agreement

Ascom Wireless Solutions and the Wandsworth Group announced today the signing of a Distribution Agreement that will see Ascom’s range of healthcare oriented Paging, IP DECT and WiFi communication products, offered along side Wandsworth’s own Nurse Call and Bedside Computing systems.

Ascom is a market leader in professional wireless messaging and lone worker solutions, while Wandsworth boasts a relationship with the NHS that goes back over 50 years. Both companies are fully committed to the development of IP based products and will work towards a truly converged solution to the benefit of the client.

In a joint statement John Burns the MD of Ascom, and Richard Mockett Wandsworth’s MD, observed…

‘ This agreement is a natural fit for both Companies. The combined expertise and product mix represents a powerful offering that brings 21st Century solutions to the healthcare market in the UK. Together we will be able to deliver better functionality and better integration of communication services combined with a demonstrable ROI, all vital factors in today’s competitive environment’.

John Burns MD of Ascom (Left) and Richard Mockett MD of Wandsworth Group Ltd (Right) signing the Distribution agreement.

For more information, please contact Wandsworth Group Ltd, Marketing department.