On June 13th, 2021, Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed to the field from SCA shortly before half-time in Denmark’s Euro 2021 game against Finland. Eriksen is one of the fittest and healthiest people on the planet. A combination of CPR and an electric shock from an AED managed to save his life – barely. But what if the AED had malfunctioned?
However, others were not so fortunate.
On May 12th, 2017, Michaela-Clare Gonda, a 9-year-old girl with a pre-existing heart condition, died while simply learning to swim in Dublin, Ireland, because the pool facility’s AED was too low on battery and failed to resuscitate her
In August 2017, Jayden Orr, a 10-year-old ice skater who was preparing for the British Championships, suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and died. Jayden had no pre-existing conditions and it was not known why he suffered cardiac arrest – his death was recorded as sudden death syndrome. An AED was available on-site but was not used due to fear of using it incorrectly .
CardiLink ensures AEDs are operational at the critical moment. We make sure AEDs work when needed.
AEDs are life-saving devices used to treat Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and are commonly found in various public places such as schools, sports arenas, or corporate campuses.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a leading cause of death responsible for an estimated 20% of all deaths in the EU, 500,000 people suffer an SCA in the EU every single year.
Meanwhile, up to 40% of AEDs are dysfunctional due to lack of maintenance or inappropriate localisation, contributing greatly to these preventable deaths.
Studies have shown that survival rates would improve between 30-50% with widespread, easy-to-access, and guaranteed-to-function AEDs.
AEDs are largely not IoT monitored, resulting in 30-40% of inoperable AEDs due to depleted batteries, expired electrodes, and other malfunctions resulting from lack of early warning and consequent intervention prior to the crucial moment of their use.
CardiLink works towards radically remedying this situation by applying IoT not just to AEDs but across the health and safety domain and, just as importantly, connecting the loose links in the health and safety supply chain.
To this end, CardiLink has developed technology consisting of both hard- and software that allows 24/7 monitoring of AEDs, location tracking, and automation of all processes of active post-market surveillance, while providing verified solutions via its multi-stakeholder platform.
CardiLink ensures AEDs work at the critical moment. This is how:
Saves Time, Energy & Costs Saves time in life-threatening situations, energy both physically in AED deployment and in the effort of their manufacture, and reduces the cost of services, while generating quality reports
Vendor-Neutral Connectivity Connects AEDs from multiple manufacturers and vendors neutrally
EU MDR -Compliant Supports EU regulation compliance criteria with data and provides data analytics products for clinical studies Read more
Customer Alerts Prior To Use Alerts customers of AED irregularities prior to their use on a patient and enables remote maintenance
Post-Market Surveillance Provides active post-market surveillance of AEDs, medical and safety devices
AEDs, Always Ready 24/7 Displays the status of devices on a dashboard in real time and analyses data for long-term reconnaissance and quality reports
With CardiLink, AEDs ,health & safety and medical devices leave no life behind. Learn More
CardiLink is a customer-individualised and license-based Software as a Service (SaaS) product. If you want to learn more or register a device, please contact us and our team will be happy to evaluate your case.
