SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- RP-7 Robot Telepresence System
- Notice Date
- 5/3/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517212
— Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-070503-006
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2007
- Description
- The U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) at Fort Derrick, Maryland intends to support a continuation of the recent in-house research conducted at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Fort Sam Houston, Texas using the I nTouch Technologies, Inc. RP-7 Robot Telepresence System currently leased under contract W81XWH-07-P-0077. The original feasibility study covered a period of six months, which ends on 5 June 2007. It is the intent of this effort to lease the Telepresence RP-7 Robot for an additional twelve months (6 Jun 07 to 5 Jun 08). The feasibility study examined the ability of telepresence technology to enhance the capabilities of physicians by allowing for virtual presence. Recent studies have demonstrated that 24/7 coverage of Intensive Care Units (ICU) by care providers via tel epresence may improve treatment outcomes. Remote Presence (RP) is a wireless mobile robotic telemedicine technology which consists of a laptop control station and a robot. The system is designed to use a broadband internet connection to connect the physic ian to the robot from a remote location. Until now, to our knowledge, successful use of this RP capability in burn care or in a military hospital setting has never been reported. Thus far the study has yielded a success rating, as determined by physicians , nurses, residents, and patient family members, of 8.48 on a scale of 1 to 10. Furthermore, the RP-7 has developed into a standard of care accepted and expected by the professional staff of the ISR ICU. A twelve month extension of this lease will allow this technology to remain in use in the ISR ICU while the technology fully matures. It will allow the ISR ICU practitioners to continue using this valuable resource while, at the same time, providing thoro ugh and detailed evaluations on its potential in state side military hospitals and how it may be inserted to combat zone environments. This ultimately will expedite the development of RP technology where it can potentially be adopted as a standard system and transferred to the acquisition system. All responses should be submitted by electronic mail only to stephen.yuter@us.army.mil no later than Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. (EST). USAMRAA Point of Contact is: Stephen J. Yuter, Contract Specialist, (301) 619-2618.
- Record
- SN01287079-W 20070505/070503221141 (fbodaily.com)
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