Zephyr Technology
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | medical device fitness equipment defense first responder |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Annapolis, MD, United States |
| Products | BioHarness training systems First Responder Combat Casualty Care |
| Website | www.zephyr-technology.com |
Zephyr Technology Limited is a privately owned company specializing is remote monitoring of people's physiology and biomechanics. Smart fabrics are used for physiological sensor electrodes designed into elastic straps or clothing. Bio-mechanical sensing is used so that doctors can understand what a person is doing physically to give context to the vital signs being monitored. This information can be used for training, triage, command and control and incident commander
Zephyr has research and development facilities in New Zealand and India. Commercial employees reside in USA, Germany and New Zealand. The company sells a research version of its product to researchers and universities and a simplified version to Professional sports teams for training and fitness. The remote physiological sensing and biomechanical measurements are used for first responders and soldiers to remotely manage personnel in dangerous situations and make command decisions if someone is injured. These systems transmit the data across VHF radios and satellite.
Zephyr strategic partners include the Qualcomm, Motorola, Under Armour, Department of Defense / Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), UCLA Medical School Stanford University Sports Medicine Dept, NASA Ames.