Fetal Monitoring Training System - Computer based training and certification in fetal monitoring to improve core knowledge and skills.K2MS Guardian™ is the software system that can archive patient data collected antepartum, during labour or postpartum.
Expert DataCare - Intelligent Cord Blood Gas Analysis. Provides an objective measure of perinatal outcome.K2MS Platform™ is a purpose built, robust, panel PC that we have developed in-house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current News Stories

We work closely with our customers and to facilitate this we hold annual User Group Meetings for our products. These meetings are used as a sound board to ensure we incorporate the users findings into improvments in our products and service. read more

On February 1st, Mr. David Shine joined K2 Medical Systems with the mission of establishing an American business unit, incorporated in the United States. He is serving as the General Manager of this business unit. read more

K2 Medical Systems has been honoured with the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of Innovation for its contribution to improving maternity care. read more

It has been a busy few months with a flurry of Guardian orders (Well done Ian!) . Welcome to Exeter, Blackburn and Ulster Hospitals.

K2 Medical Systems have just become the new sponsors of the National Mother & Baby Charity, Baby Lifeline. read more

The Tamar Science Park Innovation Award is a much sought after award made to a company based at the Tamar Science Park which has demonstrated outstanding performance. read more

As part of the 'Plymouth Enterprise Week', Minister of Trade & Industry visits K2. read more

K2 have launched their new, unique CTG Duplication & Restoration Service. Ensure these valuable forms of information can be stored for a much longer period of time. read more

K2's recent success with the installation of their inter-related products for quality childbirth in most of the UK maternity hospitals has meant they have had to relocate to larger premises. read more

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K2 Launch into America

David Shine Incorporates K2 Medical Systems in the United States. Dave brings 20 years of experience in healthcare product development, and prior to that he was an engineer in the aero-space industry for 3 years. Before joining K2, he spent five years directing engineering, and helping grow a startup company that developed and implemented enterprise wide patient throughout products. Prior to this position, Dave spent nearly 15 years with the Corometrics division of GE Medical Systems, where he served as a Lead System Designer and Engineering Manager responsible for the development of Maternal Fetal Monitors.

Dave completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of New Haven in 1985, where he also did graduate work. He has authored 6 patents, 5 of which were issued for clinical innovations in Maternal Fetal Monitoring. While with GE, Dave became Six Sigma certified in the DMAIC and DFSS disciplines. He currently resides in Hamden, Connecticut with his wife Kathy and two children; Christopher (14) and Theresa (13).

The US market comprises more than 4,000 hospitals, delivering 4 million babies each year. Dave is looking forward to carrying the success of K2 into this market, beginning with the Fetal Monitoring Training System.

K2 America Website

K2 Proud New Sponsors of National Charity

Baby Lifeline is a unique national charity offering loving care and support to pregnant mothers and newborn babies all over the UK.  Baby Lifeline celebrate their 25th Anniversary this year and have raised over £5million to help support Britain's maternity hospitals and services. The charity was set up by Judy Ledger after her personal loss of three premature babies.  The charity has many famous faces supporting its work including Actor Sir Ben Kingsley, a Patron of the charity and Dame Judi Dench, an honorary Vice President.

Currently Baby Lifeline is working on a medical publishing project which it confidently expects to be of great benefit to both midwives and obstetricians. Along with this initiative, Baby Lifeline is running a series of conferences designed to address issues of vital concern in the field of obstetrics as it is an unfortunate fact that even with the advances in medical care and science today, more than 8,500 babies still die at or around the time of birth.

Robert Keith, K2 Director “Our sponsorship of the charity really does go hand-in-hand with our mission of dedication to improving maternity care for all; mothers, their babies, midwives and doctors and the hospital and community”.

Baby Lifeline Website
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K2 - Winners of Innovation Award

The Enterprising Plymouth Gala Dinner was held on Thursday 16th November and was the award ceremony held for the 'Plymouth Enterprise Week'. The awards are designed to reflect the enormous amount of energy, creativity, innovation and sheer hard work going into making Plymouth great and reward some of the individuals and companies at the heart of the city's regeneration and renaissance.

The Tamar Science Park Innovation Award is a much sought after award made to a company based at the Tamar Science Park which has demonstrated outstanding performance in the exploitation of innovative thinking, entrepreneurial vision, development of new technologies, products and creation of employment opportunities.

Tamar Science Park Website

Minister for Trade & Industry Visits K2

As part of the 'Plymouth Enterprise Week', Secretary of State for Trade & Industry, Alistair Darling visited K2. The Plymouth Enterprise week was about giving a fantastic opportunity to promote enterprise and new ideas throughout Plymouth, and recognise those throughout the City whose work and ideas deserve special recognition in helping to "Make Plymouth Great".

Alistair Darling Visits K2
Alistair Darling with Director of K2, Robert Keith, discussing
the benefits of the K2MS Guardian System and the in-house
built medical grade PC, The K2MS Platform

Enterprise Week is a celebration of enterprise and new ideas.  It took place throughout the week of 13th to 17th November with hundreds of events and competitions involving young people, business people and start-up businesses taking place throughout the United Kingdom.

Preserve your valuable CTG traces

A new service from K2...

K2 have a new CTG Duplication & Restoration Service which is quite a unique service. You may be aware that the CTG trace is often the only form of evidence of what happened during labour.  These CTG traces are very precious and the paper that they are printed on fades in 5 years. K2 have developed software that reads the original CTG trace, records it and then we are able to print an exact replica or store it electronically.  This ensures these valuable forms of information can be stored for a much longer period of time and can be replicated exactly.

Failure to produce the CTG in any subsequent litigation can seriously damage the chances of a successful defence, so as you can see CTG's are very valuable.  Not only can K2 produce exact copies for cases but can also restore faded traces. 

CTG Duplication & Restoration Service

Here is how it works,
You send us your paper CTG original by secure mail.
We will return to you four things,

  1. The original CTG
  2. A paper copy of the CTG, on continuous z-fold paper, just like the original (not A4!)
  3. A digital copy on CD for you to view in group presentations
  4. A certificate of equivalence and authenticity, confirming that the copied CTG is faithful to the original.

For more information on our NEW CTG protection service contact us:enquiries@k2ms.com or download our PDF leaflet.

CTG Duplication & Restoration Service Leaflet

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K2 Success Results in Major Move

K2 Building

K2's recent success with the installation of their inter-related products for quality childbirth in most of the UK maternity hospitals has meant they have had to relocate to larger premises. The new purpose built building, situated in Tamar Science Park, is state-of-the-art and built to site the most forward-thinking, knowledge-based companies, catering for hi-tech clients.

K2 will now be housed over 4 floors with the bottom floor dedicated to its production department where the superbly designed, in-house developed PC 'The Platform™' is built.

The move will help ensure K2's success continues as strongly as it has done in the past 7 years since its birth in 1999.

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