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by Bruce Brown | July 18, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
Luxembourg-based LiveMetric recently added FDA clearance to the existing CE clearance for the company’s LiveOne wrist-worn cuff-less blood pressure monitor. Cuffless BP monitoring is one of the holiest grails of wearable digital health technology...
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by Bruce Brown | February 1, 2022 | Medical
We’ve covered several wearables that use photoplethysmography (PPG) technology for monitoring hypertension, most recently Biobeat’s 24BP Kit. PPG devices emit light at different wavelengths and employ optical sensors to gather biometric data. This can...
by Bruce Brown | November 25, 2020 | Health
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology was already making great strides in distributed medical care before the pandemic took hold. COVID-19 accentuates the value of medical care that doesn’t require in-person contact. The ability to monitor biometric data...
![Cuff-Like Accuracy BP Sensor for Hearables from Valencell [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/Valencell-hearable-BP-sensor-with-video-600x275-1.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | February 4, 2020 | Enabling Tech
We’ve written about Valencell many times. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company has a strong presence in biometric sensor development. To cite just a few instances, in 2016 we wrote about Valencell licensing hearable sensor patents to Samsung. We covered a...
by Bruce Brown | January 8, 2020 | Health
Omron Healthcare has long been a standard for clinical and consumer blood pressure monitors. At CES 2018, Omron introduced the HeartGuide smartwatch built around an oscillometric blood pressure monitor (the type that squeezes your arm) with a companion smartphone app...
