MindTree lists Bluetooth Health Device Profile

BANGALORE, INDIA: MindTree Ltd, an IT service provider, today announced that its Bluetooth Health Device Profile (HDP) along with its EtherMind 2.1+EDR stack have been successfully listed as a qualified design component by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).

MindTree’s implementation of HDP supports all mandatory and optional features, including those of underlying layers such as Multi Channel Adaptation Protocol (MCAP) and Enhanced L2CAP (eL2CAP), said a press release.

 Today’s medical devices use Bluetooth as a cable replacement, but use proprietary methods based on Serial Port Profile (SPP).

This can prove to be a bottleneck due to lack of interoperability, it added. MindTree’s Bluetooth HDP surmounts the bottleneck by allowing for an interoperable way for the health and fitness devices to connect to cell phones, laptops and other communication devices, the release claimed.

“Medical devices require efficient implementation of Bluetooth technology as they are typically battery-powered. MindTree’s implementation of HDP is perfectly suited for such applications, thanks to its ultra compact footprint and low MIPS,” said MindTree CTO, R&D Services, Raghunath Govindachari.

“A multitude of devices like pulse oximeters, blood glucose monitors and digital thermometers are expected to incorporate Bluetooth, which makes this segment very promising,” he added.