Vitalthings Guardian H10 is a new contactless health monitor developed to reduce the need for physical supervision and help solve some of the most critical capacity problems in municipalities.

Medtech company Vitalthings has established itself as a leading player in health monitoring. In 2024, the company launched Guardian M10, the world's first contactless patient monitor which continuously monitors respiratory rate and breathing patterns, for use in hospitals. With the new Guardian H10, the company is increasing its efforts towards the municipality sector. Guardian H10 is developed on the same technological platform as M10, without the use of cameras and body-mounted sensors, which is less intrusive in terms of patient safety and user comfort.

- In the health service, there is a growing need to handle more complex patients in institutions, care homes and at home. With Guardian H10, we have developed a solution that enables proactive, early intervention and replaces manual supervision, as well as safeguarding the user's privacy, says CEO of Vitalthings, Bård Benum.  

With Guardian H10, we have developed a solution that enables proactive, early intervention and replaces manual supervision, as well as safeguarding the user's privacy.

Bård Benum

CEO at Vitalthings

Reducing the need for physical supervision

Guardian H10 continuously measures breathing patterns, presence, unrest, sleep and environmental parameters. It’s connected to a screen, which helps health- and care personnel get an overview of the patient’s health condition without the need to perform physical supervision, which often can be disturbing for the patient. The technology is based on the experience from Vitalthings’ sleep monitor Somnofy, and is developed to identify deteriorating health conditions, making it possible to take action before severe sickness develops or hospitalization becomes necessary. This functionality will now be medically certified.

Prepared for medical services

It makes it possible to deliver services that can be adapted to the changing needs of patients and the municipal health service.

Ole Kristian F. Thu

Chief Medical Officer at Vitalthings

Guardian H10 is launched without medical functionality activated, but it is designed in such a way that medical functionalities can be activated when they are certified. 

Due to increasing pressure on healthcare services, patients and users will increasingly be moved from hospitals to nursing homes, and many users with high follow-up needs who currently live in nursing homes will live at home in the future. Guardian H10 is also designed to be easily used in home hospitals. 

- Guardian H10 is a reponse to this development, and represents a technological bridge between welfare and medical services. It makes it possible to deliver services that can be adapted to the changing needs of patients and the municipal health service, says Chief Medical Officer at Vitalthings, Ole Kristian Forstrønen Thu.