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{{Infobox company|company_name=Zephyr Technology Corp

|company_logo name =[[Image: Zephyr Technology Logo.jpg|150px|Zephyr Logo]]Corporation

| logo = [[File:Zephyr Technology Logo.jpg|150px|Zephyr Logo]]

|company_type type = [[Private Company|Private]]

|Company Tagline="Measure Life .. Anywhere"

| foundation = 2003, [[New Zealand]]

|Marketing Tagline="now you know"

| key_people = Brian Russell<br>(Founder & [[chief executive officer|CEO]])

|foundation=2003

| ___location = [[Annapolis, MD]], [[United States]]

| industry = [[Remote physiological monitoring]], [[telehealth]], [[Heart rate monitor]] Sports physiology, Military

|industry=[[medical device]]<br />[[fitness equipment]]<br />[[Self-defense|defense]]<br />[[first responder]]

| products = {{unbulleted list|[https://web.archive.org/web/20130910135451/http://www.zephyrtechzephyranywhere.cocom/healthcare/zephyrlife/ ZephyrLIFE]|[http://www.nzzephyranywhere.com/products/professionalbioharness-3/bioharness_bt BioHarness]<br />3]|[http://www.zephyrtechzephyranywhere.co.nzcom/products/solutionshxm-bluetooth-heart-rate-monitor/team_system trainingHxM systemsBT]<br />|[http://www.zephyrtechzephyranywhere.co.nzcom/products/solutionshxm-smart-heart-rate-monitor/first_responder_system FirstHxM ResponderSmart]<br />|[http://www.zephyrtechzephyranywhere.co.nzcom/productstraining-systems/solutionscoaches-athletes/military_system CombatPSM CasualtyTraining CareECHO]}}

| homepage = [http://www.zephyr-technologyzephyranywhere.com/ www.zephyr-technologyzephyranywhere.com]

}}

'''Zephyr Technology Corporation''', (also known as '''Zephyr''') is a privately owned manufacturer of advanced heart rate monitors, remote physiological monitoring and wireless [[telehealth]] systems for remote patient monitoring.

'''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]]

Based in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]] and founded in 2003, Zephyr developed one of the first commercially available wearable, wireless and field-deployable Physiological Status Monitoring (PSM) systems for use in training and high stress operational environments.{{Verify source|date=July 2020}}

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]].

The company now has research and development resources in the United States, New Zealand and India, along with 31 distributors in more than 40 countries globally. Zephyr manufactures a range of consumer and professional-grade heart rate and fitness monitoring devices capable of measuring [[heart rate]], [[Respiration (physiology)|respiration]], [[heart rate variability]], activity level, and 3-axis [[accelerometry]]. Zephyr most recent product, ZephyrLIFE, is one of the first entries into the emerging home [[telehealth]] and remote patient monitoring market.{{Verify source|date=July 2020}}

Zephyr strategic partners include the [[Qualcom]], [[Motorola]], [[Under Armour]], Department of Defense / Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), UCLA Medical School Stanford University Sports Medicine Dept, NASA Ames.

==History==

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{{Verification|date=July 2022}}

In 2003, Zephyr was founded in [[New Zealand]] to help develop remote monitoring technologies to address the needs of coaches and athletes in their training. Zephyr's engineers learned early on that there were particular challenges that such systems faced - many of which were the same as those faced by [[first responders]] and [[military]] personnel.

Early and ongoing collaboration with fire departments, [[NASA Ames]] Research Center, National Guard Civil Support Teams, and multiple U.S. Special Forces units have allow Zephyr to develop its BioHarness and OmniSense software, which are capable of monitoring up to 50 test subjects at ranges of up to 1000&nbsp;ft.

In 2010, Zephyr's BioHarness and OmniSense system were used to remotely monitor the health and medical status of miners trapped during the [[2010 Copiapó mining accident]] near [[Copiapó]], [[Chile]].

In 2011, [[Under Armour]] partnered with Zephyr to monitor athletes during the 2011 [[NFL Scouting Combine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zephyr, MGH to trial wireless monitoring in childbirth |url=https://www.mobihealthnews.com/18880/zephyr-mgh-to-trial-wireless-monitoring-in-childbirth |author=Neil Versel |date=1 Nov 2012 |website=MobiHealthNews |access-date=2025-03-24 |archive-date=2021-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615015108/https://www.mobihealthnews.com/18880/zephyr-mgh-to-trial-wireless-monitoring-in-childbirth |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2012, Zephyr testified to [[United States Congress]] on behalf of [[NASA]].

In 2013, Zephyr has partnered with organizations including [[Massachusetts General Hospital]], the [[National Institutes of Health]], [[Qualcomm]], [[Verizon Wireless]], and [[3M]] to develop and launch ZephyrLIFE - one of the first commercially available comprehensive remote patient monitoring systems for general care monitoring.

In 2014, [[Covidien]] (ex Tyco Health) purchased Zephyr.<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Covidien acquires BioHarness-maker Zephyr Technology |url=https://www.mobihealthnews.com/32797/exclusive-covidien-acquires-bioharness-maker-zephyr-technology |author=Brian Dolan |date=5 May 2014 |website=MobiHealthNews |access-date=2025-03-24 |archive-date=2025-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130095228/https://www.mobihealthnews.com/32797/exclusive-covidien-acquires-bioharness-maker-zephyr-technology |url-status=dead }}</ref> Zephyr has continued to sell products in its three areas of consumer, Pro Sports, Defense and Healthcare.

In Feb 2015, [[Medtronic]] ([[Ticker symbol|ticker]] MDT) purchased Covidien forming the largest medical device company in the world. The acquisition was valued at $42.9 billion in cash and stock.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medtronic To Buy Covidien, Go Irish, Says It's Not About Offshore Taxes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/06/16/medtronic-to-buy-covidien-go-irish-says-its-not-about-offshore-taxes/ |author=Robert W. Wood |date=16 Jun 2014 |website=Forbes |access-date=2025-03-24}}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}}

===General references===

* {{cite web

| title =Zephyr Provides Physiological Monitoring of Chilean Miners During San Jose Mine Rescue Operation

| date =October 10, 2010

| url =http://www.zephyranywhere.com/media/pdf/Case-Study-Chilean-Miner-Rescue-Operation.pdf

| access-date =March 21, 2013

}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

* {{cite news|url=http://www.zephyranywhere.com/press/panasonic-toughbook-and-zephyranywheres-bioharness-bt-help-free-trapped-chilean-miners/|title=Panasonic Toughbook and Zephyr Technology's BioHarness BT Help Free Trapped Chilean Miners|date=October 10, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

*{{cite web

| url=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/legislative/hearings/2012%20hearings/7-12-2012%20RUSSELL.pdf

| title=Zephyr testimony to US Congress on behalf of NASA

| date=July 10, 1012

| access-date=February 20, 2015

| archive-date=February 20, 2015

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220171707/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/legislative/hearings/2012%20hearings/7-12-2012%20RUSSELL.pdf

| url-status=dead

}}

* {{cite news |url=http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/tmj.2014.0093|title=Panasonic Program Evaluation of Remote Heart Failure Monitoring: Healthcare Utilization Analysis in a Rural Regional Medical Center|date=July 15, 2014 |doi=10.1089/tmj.2014.0093|access-date=March 21, 2013}}

==External links==

* [http://www.zephyranywhere.com Zephyr Corporate site]

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[[Category:Annapolis, Maryland]]

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[[Category:Activity trackers]]

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