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{{Infobox company| company_name = Zephyr Technology Corporation

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

| company_type = [[Private Company|Private]]

| foundation = 2003, [[New Zealand]]

|Company Tagline="Measure Life .. Anywhere"

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

|Marketing Tagline="now you know"

| industry = Remote physiological monitoring, [[telehealth]], Heart rate monitoring, Fitness assessment technologies, Sports physiology, Sports technology

|foundation=2003

| products = [http://www.zephyr-technology.com/healthcare/zephyrlife/ ZephyrLIFE], [http://www.zephyr-technology.com/products/bioharness-3/ BioHarness 3], [http://www.zephyr-technology.com/products/hxm-bluetooth-heart-rate-monitor/ HxM BT], [http://www.zephyr-technology.com/products/hxm-smart-heart-rate-monitor/ HxM Smart], [http://www.zephyr-technology.com/training-systems/coaches-athletes/ PSM Training ECHO]

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

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

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

| intl = yes

|products=[http://www.zephyrtech.co.nz/products/professional/bioharness_bt BioHarness]<br />[http://www.zephyrtech.co.nz/products/solutions/team_system training systems]<br />[http://www.zephyrtech.co.nz/products/solutions/first_responder_system First Responder]<br />[http://www.zephyrtech.co.nz/products/solutions/military_system Combat Casualty Care]

|homepage=[http://www.zephyr-technology.com/ www.zephyr-technology.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 Corporation''' is an American 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. 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]], [[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.

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]].

==History==

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]].

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 1000ft.

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]].

More recently, 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.

==References==

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* {{cite web

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

| date = October 10, 2010

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

| accessdate =March 21, 2013

}}

* {{cite news |url=http://www.zephyr-technology.com/press/panasonic-toughbook-and-zephyr-technologys-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 |accessdate=March 21, 2013}}

{{refend}}

==External links==

* [http://www.zephyr-technology.com Zephyr Corporate site]

[[Category:Companies established in 2003]]

[[Category:Annapolis, Maryland]]

[[Category:Telehealth]]

[[Category:Biotechnology companies of the United States]]