Smart devices have come a long way.
The Viatom CheckMe has the following functions. This card-sized device while strictly speaking is not wearable, it provides a near 'tricorder' solution.
Supports both cable and cable-free operation
500 Hz sampling rate and wide bandwidth
30/60/90s of full disclosure waveform can be replayed
A Professional ECG algorithm is able to provide
not only Heart Rate but also QRS duration, ST
segment, and rhythm analysis
Supports both cable and cable-free operation
Built-in SpO2 sensor supports cable-free
operation
External soft-cover SpO2 sensor is available
External SpO2 ring sensor is available
External disposable SpO2 sensor is available
Oxygen saturation, pulse rate, and pulse strength are available
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In addition to this 'carry', wearable sensors have exploded from the simple "Pebble" smartwatch to "Fitbit" now owned by Alphabet (ne Google), Apple's 4th generation smartwatch and a multitude of $ 99 lookalikes and wannabees (that are most likely built in the same Chinese factories as Apple. Don't forget Samsung Gear and other Androgenous offerings.
Most of these offer Bluetooth connectivity to either iPhone, or Android phones.
This is a very rapidly developing niche, what is good this year will probably be obsolete in six months. Some of these devices have the stamp of approval from the Food and Drug Administration. If so the package will say 'FDA approved"
Here are a few videos graphically displaying a number of Android and Apple Watches. If possible find a place where you can physically examine and try on the watch. There are many determinants of what will suit you.
1. Size
2. Weight
3 Color
4. Watchband material (soft, hard, metallic)
5. Fit and wearability (is it light, bulky
6. Screen visibility (some are auto-adjusting to light levels, and some screens are difficult to read due to reflectivity.
7. Battery life, and time to charge. There are some highly variabilities in the group, including wireless charging
8. Decide if you want GPS, Vital sign tracking, Cell coverage, messaging, Some watches offer downloadable apps much like your smartphone.
9. Talk to your friends and experts at electronic stores.
10. Use Google and Amazon to research the web.
11. Visit Techcrunch.com Gizmodo.com
Sony's upcoming health platform is an easy-to-implement wearable for remote monitoring companies
Compared to Samsung, Microsoft, Apple or several other big-name electronics companies, Sony has had a fairly limited presence in the realm of digital health. To carve out its niche, Stromberg said that the mSafety platform focuses on network Sony’s technical and design strengths while leaving the particulars of health data monitoring and interpretation to its clients.
Sony is also looking to establish itself as a long-term partner to young digital health and remote monitoring companies. Stromberg said the company is committing to multi-year support for any devices it’s putting out the door — an especially pertinent selling point in the realm of medical devices — and hopes that its reputation as an established hardware manufacturer will win over new partners.
There is a great untapped market developing for Clinical studies using wearables and/or remote monitoring.
Verily smartwatch from Alphabet comes to the market as an FDA 510K approved device. This because it will be used for hard medical science and pharmaceutical research.
Alphabet company, today announced a new Project Baseline initiative, the Baseline Health System Consortium, comprised of Verily, Duke University Health System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, Regional Health in South Dakota and the University of Pittsburgh. The strategic collaboration will identify and develop solutions to significant challenges in clinical research, including making research more accessible and engaging for patients, clinicians, researchers and research sponsors alike. Many users will be enabled by researchers themselves as a necessity to carry out their clinical trials with patients that are widely dispersed geographically.
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