Hoana Medical Inc., a Honolulu-based medical technology company, said its LifeBed Patient Vigilance Systems has been cleared to use the Conformite Europeene Mark, or CE Mark, in Europe.

The designation is similar to U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance. It indicates the product conforms to European health, safety and environmental quality standards.

Hoana's LifeBed's system allows patients' vital signs to be monitored at all times without intrusive wires or devices being hooked up to their bodies. Hoana said it was able to complete the CE Mark certification process in under six months because of its experience gaining FDA clearance.