Dong-A ST is expanding HiCardi, a wearable patient monitoring platform, across the Asia-Pacific region under an agreement with Schiller Asia Pacific. Dong-A ST will supply the HiCardi Plus and HiCardi Plus H100 models, while Schiller Asia Pacific will act as master distributor in Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Australia and Singapore. The regional subsidiary of Swiss medical-device maker Schiller AG will sell the products through local distribution partners. Developed by South Korean medical-device company Mezoo and sold by Dong-A ST, HiCardi uses a wearable patch to remotely monitor ECG, heart rate, respiratory rate, skin temperature and oxygen saturation in real time. More than 800 South Korean hospitals have adopted the system, including 28 tertiary general hospitals and 86 general hospitals. Dong-A ST also signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Brazil's Cardio Web last year as it pursued entry into Latin America. The company said it will pursue regulatory approvals and market entry in each Asia-Pacific country while expanding its global business.