Israeli company ChroniSense Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Polso wearable that collects and shares vital signs via a mobile app for patients and a cloud-based platform for clinicians.

The wrist-worn wearable enables clinicians to monitor patients' vitals, including blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate and respiration rate. The company touts the watch as ideal for remote patient monitoring and use in decentralized clinical trials. 

ChroniSense is one of eight medical-device portfolio companies of the innovation and investment house Rainbow Medical. The company focuses on chronic care management with remote patient monitoring technology.

"FDA clearance is a significant milestone towards the commercialization of Polso CONNECT and towards creating a new model in chronic care management," said ChroniSense Medical CEO Bridget Ross. "With six out of 10 adults in the U.S. living with a chronic condition, and over $1.1 trillion in direct healthcare costs annually, there is a serious need for an easy-to-use, medical grade, remote patient monitoring solution."

THE LARGER TREND

In August, Google announced three updated health-tracking Fitbit wearables. They include 20 exercise modes. They have additional sensors for stress monitoring, and offer alongside heart rate tracking, activity and exercise monitoring, and sleep quality information – including blood oxygen tracking, sleep duration and sleep score.

Last month, the tech giant announced its long-awaited Pixel Watch, which includes Fitbit's health-tracking features.

In August, Apple unveiled the latest iterations of its Series 8 Watch wearables, which include temperature-sensing capabilities to track ovulation. They also offer car-crash detection. Earlier this summer, Apple unveiled a new medication-tracking tool and more health-related features – and previewed its watchOS 9 and iOS 16 – at its Worldwide Developers Conference.