Smart toilets may play a part in future COVID-19 tracking efforts, according to a new article published in Nature. The authors describe a smart toilet platform, dubbed the Coronavirus: Integrated Diagnostic toilet, which features a bidet-like attachment equipped to test fecal material for COVID-19 that is able to isolate fecal RNA.
Users are able to use a QR code to consent to the stool sampling...
Casana, a startup building a heart health-monitoring toilet seat, landed $30 million in Series B funding. Morningside led the round with participation from Matrix Partners, General Catalyst and Outsiders Fund.
This news comes roughly a year after the company announced its $14 million Series A funding round. As of today, the company boasts $46 million in capital.
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Cardiac health-monitoring smart toilet seat maker Casana (formerly Heart Health Intelligence) has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by General Catalyst and the Outsiders Fund. Also participating was Bemis Manufacturing Company, a toilet seat manufacturer that led the startup's $2.2 million round last April.
In addition to the fundraise, Casana announced that Austin McChord, the...
Newly published data from a team of Rochester, New York researchers give credence to a cardiovascular health monitoring system built into a home toilet seat. Examined 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.
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