DEEP TECH HEALTH + NEUROTECH
The Apple Watch has become a serious medical monitor. It will now be able to detect falls, contact emergency responders, and diagnose irregularities in heart rhythm and blood pressure. Its ECG app has been granted a De Novo classification by the FDA. ECG readings are taken from the wrist, using electrodes built into the Digital Crown and […]
David Axelrod discussed VR-based learning in healthcare, and the Stanford Virtual Heart, at ApplySci’s recent Wearable Tech + Digital Health + Neurotech conference at Stanford; Join ApplySci at the 9th Wearable Tech + Digital Health + Neurotech Boston conference on September 24, 2018 at the MIT Media Lab. Speakers include: Rudy Tanzi – Mary Lou Jepsen […]
Google’s Lily Peng has developed an algorithm that can predict heart attacks and strokes by analyzing images of the retina. The system also shows which eye areas lead to successful predictions, which can provide insight into the causes of cardiovascular disease. The dataset consisted of 48,101 patients from the UK Biobank database and 236,234 patients […]
Cornell’s Edwin Kan has developed a contact-free vital sign monitor using radio-frequency signals and microchip tags. Blood pressure, heart rate and breath rate are measured when radio waves bounce off the body and internal organs, and are detected by an electronic reader from a location anywhere in the room. 200 people can be monitored simultaneously. According […]
Sensio by MediaTek is a biosensor that monitors heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, peripheral oxygen saturation levels, ECG and PPG, from a smartphone, in 60 seconds. This could allow continuous monitoring with out multiple sensors. LEDs and a light sensitive sensor measure the absorption of red and infrared light from a user’s fingertips. […]
HeartFlow FFR uses data from a CT scan to create a 3D model of the coronary arteries and analyze the impact that blockages have on heart flow, to determine whether a stent is necessary. It replaces a test that uses direct measurement with an instrument inserted into the heart. Standard practice is to push a […]
AliveCor’s Kardia EKG band is the first medical accessory to receive FDA approval for use with the Apple Watch. Unlike the optical-based sensor built into the Apple Watch, EKG is considered the most accurate way to record heart activity. AliveCor claims that Kardia is a medical grade heart rate monitor that can identify abnormal heart rhythms […]
In a small study, Danilo Mandic from Imperial College London has shown that his hearable can be used to capture heart data. The device detected heart pulse by sensing the dilation and constriction of tiny blood vessels in the ear canal, using the mechanical part of the electro-mechanical sensor. The hearable is made of foam and […]
Mory Gharib and Caltech colleagues have developed an app which uses a phone camera to monitor heart health. When held to the neck, it infers the left ventricular ejection fraction of the heart by measuring the amount that the carotid artery displaces the skin of the neck as blood pumps through it. According to Gharib:”What is […]
MIT’s Dina Katabi, Chen-Yu Hsu, and colleagues have developed WiGait, a wall sensor that detects walking speed and stride to monitor health. This builds on previous MIT research which showed that radio signals could track breathing and heart rate, without wearables. The system works by transmitting low-power radio signals and analyzing how they reflect off bodies within a […]