ABINGDON, UK – The Sensium Life Pebble, a new wireless vital signs monitor, is being made available to the European Union and all other countries that have adopted the CE standard for certified medical devices.

Developed by Toumaz Technology, a UK-based provider of wireless body monitoring solutions, the Life Pebble is designed to continuously monitor common vital signs – including ECG, heart rate, skin temperature and physical activity. The data is streamed over a short-range wireless link to a Sensium USB Network Adapter.

The monitor is based on new generation Sensium wireless technology that has been specifically designed for Body Area Networks (BANs) and non-intrusive physiological monitoring. This allows for multiple sensor data to be transmitted continuously in raw form or pre-processed in the Life Pebble itself to report only adverse or notable events, such as automatic detection of falls or cardiac arrhythmias. As part of the Sensium ecosystem, multiple Life Pebbles may used in a plug-and-play body area network or integrated with other Sensium-enabled devices.

"With the achievement of CE marking and the commercial availability of the Sensium Life Pebble, our Sensium technology is coming of age," said Keith Errey, CEO and co-founder of Toumaz Technology. "Sensium is now being validated as a technology capable of delivering medical devices that provide clinical quality data but in form factors that offer the look, feel and experience of consumer products."

"Sensium technology is establishing a new baseline that will have immediate and lasting impact on how we understand human physiology and how this can be democratised and placed in the hands of everyone who wishes to improve their health, change their lifestyle for the better or improve their performance in the sports and activities of their choosing," said Errey.