A robust portable device for monitoring vital signs and providing communications for medics, developed with the support of ESA, offers a lifeline even in the remotest areas on Earth via satcoms. <br /><br />The Tempus Pro combines the diagnostic facilities found in standard hospital vital signs monitors with extensive two-way communications, packaged in a compact, robust, highly portable unit that can be tailored to user needs.<br /><br />The unit has been developed by Remote Diagnostic Technologies (RDT) in the UK, with funding from ESA's Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme.