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We asked Ian Kitajima, Oceanit's corporate development director, for his favorite Oceanit inventions.
1/ HONUA: A SPECIAL TEDDY AND THE SICKBAY BED FROM STAR TREK
Hoana technology comes in different forms: The original bed lets caregivers monitor patients whether they are 10 feet or 1,000 miles away. The technology is like the Star Trek sickbay bed: Simply lie on it, and it will pick up your heart rate and respiration. Approved by the FDA for hospitals, Oceanit thinks the bigger market Is In elderly and disabled home care, and in a creative car-seat application.
The car-seat version includes Honua technology in a wireless, battery-powered teddy bear that transmits vital signs when a child hugs it. Hoana Medical, an Oceanit spinoff, recently licensed its technology to Faurecia, a multinational automotive company. HOANA MEDICAL, EDDIE CHEN, PRESIDENT, ECHEN@ HOANA.COM, WWW.HOANA.COM
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