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Check out my latest collaboration with Aktiia!

A fantastic solution for protecting your health from the folks at Aktiia.

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La santé au bout des doigts avec une bague intelligente

Découvrez l’anneau intelligent de l’@EPFL qui mesure votre fréquence cardiaque et votre température corporelle. Un bijou high-tech pour surveiller votre santé ! #smartRing #EPFL #santé #innovation #wearable

La technologie peut-elle nous aider à prendre soin de notre cœur? C’est le pari de l’EPFL et du CHUV, qui ont mis au point une bague intelligente capable de mesurer le rythme cardiaque et la saturation en oxygène du sang avec une grande précision. Cette innovation pourrait révolutionner le domaine du suivi médical à distance ou du bien-être personnel. La bague intelligente est le fruit d’une…

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Study highlights innovative cuffless blood pressure device that simplifies and improves hypertension management

- By InnoNurse Staff -

High blood pressure, affecting one in two adults, is the leading global risk factor for death, yet only 25% of those affected have it under control.

A study led by Brigham and Women's Hospital has evaluated a cuffless blood pressure monitor using optical sensors for continuous, non-disruptive readings. Published in Frontiers in Medicine, the study suggests such devices could revolutionize hypertension management by providing more frequent readings than traditional methods, aiding diagnosis and treatment adjustments.

Dr. Naomi Fisher highlights that cuffless devices can offer numerous readings throughout the day and night, addressing inaccuracies from occasional readings in clinical settings.

The study involved 5,189 European and UK subjects using a wrist monitor from Aktiia, collecting an average of 29 readings daily. This extensive data allowed for precise hypertension risk assessment using the time-in-target-range (TTR) metric. Traditional methods misclassified 26% to 45% of subjects compared to TTR, which requires frequent measurements achievable with cuffless monitors.

Although the device isn't FDA-approved yet, it has shown promise in Europe and the UK. Fisher emphasizes that cuffless devices could transform blood pressure monitoring and hypertension management by enabling accurate, continuous out-of-office readings.

Header image: Photo of the cuffless blood pressure monitoring device worn by study participants. Credit: Aktiia SA (A blue filter has been added).

Read more at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Medical Xpress

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#2232 Developing a wearable (that could actually help users live longer)

https://mixergy.com/interviews/aktiia-with-josep-sola/

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Aktiia : un bracelet connecté pour le suivi de la pression artérielle

A l’occasion de la Journée Internationale de l’Hypertension ce 17 mai, la medtech Aktiia propose un bracelet connecté pour la surveillance en continue de la pression artérielle. Découverte. Même si l’hypertension artérielle (HTA) est une maladie chronique fréquente en France, peu d’innovations sont réalisées pour tenter de la traiter. C’est une maladie silencieuse qui n’est pas encore identifiée…

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Interview with Tobias Pforr of aktiia, an Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company

Interview with Tobias Pforr of aktiia, an Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company

Interview with Tobias Pforr of aktiia, an Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company

aktiia, a Swiss company that promises to deliver an optical blood pressure monitoring device, just raised $4 million USD in seed funding. We spoke with aktiia’s Tobias Pforr, head of business development and marketing, and Josep Sola, CTO, to learn more.

  Ben Ouyang, Medgadget: Tell me about aktiia.

Tobias…

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Interview with Tobias Pforr of aktiia, an Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company

Interview with Tobias Pforr of aktiia, an Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company

Interview with Tobias Pforr of aktiia, an Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company

aktiia, a Swiss company that promises to deliver an optical blood pressure monitoring device, just raised $4 million USD in seed funding. We spoke with aktiia’s Tobias Pforr, head of business development and marketing, and Josep Sola, CTO, to learn more.

  Ben Ouyang, Medgadget: Tell me about aktiia.

Tobias…

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Aktiia wearable blood pressure monitor provides pain-free measurements all day and night https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/aktiia-wearable-blood-pressure-monitor-pain-free-measurements-day-night/

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via Les Numériques

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Heart Health Intelligence scored $2.2 million in seed funding to develop its connected toilet seat aimed at collecting cardiac data points.

This new infusion of cash was led by Bemis Manufacturing Company, with participation from LaunchNY, RIT Venture Fund, Tech Coast Angels, Excell Partners and Impact Capital of New York. Bemis Manufacturing will be teaming up with the startup to produce the seats.

WHAT THEY DO

The Rochester, New York-based startup is focused on developing the Heart Seat, which combines a toilet seat with a cardiovascular monitoring system. Patients can use the tech and have their heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, ECG and blood oxygenation checked.

The tool is designed to go into homes, but the data can be used in various ways. The data can be sent to families, caregivers and healthcare providers – or to patients with heart failure. Additionally, the seat can detect deterioration and send out alerts.

Currently the tool is still under development. However, last year the company teamed up with the University of Rochester Medical to test the tech. The results from this study were published in JMIR and found that, over an eight-week period, the system demonstrated clinical-grade accuracy for measurements of blood pressure, stroke volume and blood oxygenation when compared with their respective gold standards.

WHAT IS IT FOR?

The new funds will be used to help the technology go through the process of FDA clearance, then get it up and running for commercialization.

MARKET SNAPSHOT

Individuals are increasingly beginning to monitor heart health outside the home. One of the most popular ways to do this is through wearable technology. In 2018, Apple landed FDA clearance for both an atrial fibrillation-detecting algorithm and an ECG that will be built into the company's Series 4 Apple Watch.

In terms of clinical-grade technology, just last week Swiss startup Aktiia scored $6.1 million to bring its continuous-blood-pressure-monitoring bracelet to market.

ON THE RECORD

“We are going to make a tangible difference in the lives of patients and healthcare providers,” Nicholas Conn, Heart Health Intelligence CEO, said in a statement. “The strong partnerships we are forming now continue to add to our momentum and I’m incredibly excited for all the good that our technology has the potential do.”

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