POSTS TAGGED AS vital signs

Wrist Worn BP Monitor

ViSi Mobile
As one medical automation authority said, “[this device] is a complete wireless ambulatory ICU,” referring to “ViSi Mobile” [MORE]

“Smart” Toy with Medical Sensors

Teddy-the-Guardian
Add one more smart device for child monitoring—“Teddy the Guardian”—a teddy bear with embedded sensors that track a child’s [MORE]

Upgrading the Baby Monitor

It wasn’t long ago when the only baby monitor parents could buy was an intercom-type device that transmitted crying.  [MORE]

Smart Thermometer for iPhone

Smart Thermometer
Kinsa, a New York City startup, plans to bring out a thermometer and smartphone app that can [MORE]

Wireless Vital Signs Monitors for Hospital Patients

Palomar Medical Center (Escondido, CA) is testing a wearable wireless vital signs monitor for surgical patients. Made by [MORE]

Next Generation of Monitor-Wear

"SMART" socks
Let me quote directly from this piece: “We see a future where athletes and everyday folks may start to [MORE]

Pill for Remote Sensing of Vital SIgns

Equivital EQ02
Equivital (Cambridge, UK) is the maker of a tandem vital signs sensor consisting of an ingestible “pill” [MORE]

“Reading” Your Gait

What might be learned from tracking a person’s gait?  How rapidly Parkinson’s or arthritis is advancing might be measured; [MORE]

Telemonitoring Drug Trials

The US FDA has approved the first telemonitoring protocol for a clinical trial involving a hypertensive drug for 180 [MORE]

Improved Wearable Sensors for Physiotherapy Monitoring

Wearable Monitor
Italian scientists have developed a wearable sensor jacket, with conductive elastomers printed into the fabric, which can  [MORE]

Scanadu’s “Scout” Tricorder

Scanadu tricorder
The $10m X Prize competition for a Star Trek-like “tricorder” already is bringing some new consumer diagnostic [MORE]

AT&T’s Wellness Remote Monitoring Platform

Combining 4G LTE cellular service and in-home WiFi, AT&T and partners have put together a platform for monitoring people, [MORE]

“Amulet,” Wrist Device Monitor

We’ve seen wrist worn devices in the past, such as the GlucoWatch, but Amulet, developed at Dartmouth, is different.  [MORE]

Interstate Medical Monitoring

wearable monitors
The University of Missouri-Columbia is now testing a remote vital signs monitoring system at assisted living facilities in [MORE]