Lightweight wearable panic device features contemporary design and proven wireless technology
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (February 25, 2026) — Inovonics, a leading provider of wireless solutions for life safety and security applications, is setting new benchmarks in wearable panic devices with the introduction of a new Duress Card. Featuring sleek and lightweight styling designed for user comfort, the EN2242 Duress Card incorporates a host of new features and capabilities along with Inovonics’ proven wireless technology.
“Our new Duress Card provides the best in wireless technology and user comfort, moving beyond bulky panic buttons to provide a sleek, lightweight solution that provides higher levels of performance,” said Glenn Longley, Chief Product Officer at Inovonics. “It’s a wearable panic solution that users across all vertical applications will be comfortable wearing throughout the entire course of their workday.”
Ideal for use across a broad range of education, healthcare, corporate, industrial, retail, and hospitality applications, the new Duress Card provides users with the ability to instantaneously report incidents or potentially harmful events. The sleek new form factor is packed with a unique combination of performance features including:
- The ability to activate up to three different alarm conditions, allowing first responders to quickly react with the most appropriate response.
- Activation affirmation indicators including LEDs and haptic vibration to silently alert the wearer that an alarm button has been pressed.
- Proven Inovonics EchoStream® wireless transmission technology utilizing multi-channel signaling over different frequencies and long distances without interference in commercially constructed facilities.
- Location and real-time tracking capabilities available when paired with integrated security systems leveraging Inovonics cloud-based Advanced Location services to help first responders pinpoint precisely where an event is taking place.
- A waterproof casing allowing the device to be worn in a variety of environments where they may be exposed to water or moisture.
- And a sealed long-life battery to ensure continuous operation at times when it’s needed most.
Designed for both new deployments and seamless upgrades, the Duress Card is now available and ships exclusively in packs of five for efficient rollout across classrooms, departments, or entire facilities.
For more information, please visit http://www.inovonics.com/new-duress-card.
About Inovonics
Inovonics builds enterprise-grade wireless sensor networks and software for life safety and security systems in demanding environments. For over 40 years, our 900 MHz wireless technology has helped protect people, property, and critical operations across commercial facilities, healthcare campuses, schools, retail sites, and senior living communities. We help create safer, more efficient spaces through dependable hardware, versatile APIs, an extensible cloud platform, and seamless integration options that simplify system deployment and scaling. From intrusion detection and duress alerts to environmental monitoring and beyond, Inovonics technology drives safety, compliance, and operational efficiency when and where it matters most. www.inovonics.com