Private and public investors are injecting $2 million into a Canadian mobile health innovation that offers hope of preventing thousands of deaths and improving the health of expectant mothers, newborns and children throughout the developing world.
Azoi, a technology company dedicated to helping people improve their lives, today announced Wello – an innovative health monitoring device embedded within a mobile phone case. With just a few powerful sensors, Wello fits onto a smartphone and measures a number of key vitals including blood pressure, electrocardiography (ECG), heart rate, blood oxygen, temperature, lung functions and more – with a high level of accuracy. Fast and easy-to-use, Wello empowers people to track key data, improve awareness of their body's state, and make more informed lifestyle choices.
The new smart sensor technology, which can be woven into any fabric and incorporated into any garment, has been developed by researchers Professor Ahmed Al-Shamma’a, Dr Andrew Shaw, Dr Alex Mason and Dr Stephen Wylie from LJMU's Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Research Institute.
SafeOp Surgical, Inc. (“SafeOp”) has received FDA clearance to market its Evoked Potential Assessment Device (EPAD™). The device is portable and intended for use in monitoring neurological status by recording somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) or assessing the neuromuscular junction (NMJ).
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) announced that it is one of the first hospitals in the world to implant the Medtronic Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) System in a patient, the smallest implantable cardiac monitoring device available.
Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of finger pulse oximetry and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, today announced that the Nonin Bluetooth® Smart Model 3230 Finger Pulse Oximeter was awarded the 2014 Bluetooth Breakthrough Award in the Product Category.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and UC San Francisco (UCSF), one of the world’s premier health sciences universities, today announced a partnership to accelerate validation and commercialization of promising new sensors, algorithms, and digital health technologies for preventive health solutions.
North Shore-LIJ's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research announced today that it has received U.S. patent approval for a new device that could help physicians better monitor severe traumatic brain injuries, such as those suffered by combat.
In 2010, Ian Papautsky, associate professor in the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems, formed a strategic partnership with renowned researchers from two other UC colleges—Erin Haynes, assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Environmental Health, and William Heineman, professor in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry—to create a low-cost, portable sensor that could detect metal levels in a human blood sample. More specifically, he wanted to make a point-of-care sensor that would rapidly analyze (in real-time, 10 minutes or less) and detect dangerous amounts of manganese in children that could be administered by a person without a medical degree.
SporTracker Ltd., a leading provider of innovating Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) solutions for sport and leisure products, today announced the release of its new PPGv6 sensor for measurement of blood parameters, such as Heart Rate and Oxygen saturation.
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