vital monitoring

A person's vital measurements as shown through their smartphone
By  Adam Ang 11:03 pm March 3, 2022
Indian digital health startup MFine has rolled out a new heart monitoring feature on its mobile app. As with its blood oxygen saturation app MFine Pulse, this heart rate tool makes use of a smartphone camera and flash to detect blood volume changes. A machine-learning algorithm then calculates the levels of absorption of red, blue, and green light signals as seen through a user's fingertip to...
A piggy bank next to a pile of coins and a stethoscope
By  Emily Olsen 01:16 pm January 10, 2022
VitalConnect, maker of biosensors for in-hospital and remote patient monitoring, announced Monday it closed a $39 million Series E round led by EW Healthcare Partners. The company also said Robert S. White, operating partner at EW Healthcare Partners, will join VitalConnect’s board of directors.  “We believe the VitalConnect platform will transform the way patient care is delivered by providing...
Doctor talks to patient
By  Laura Lovett 03:14 pm October 27, 2021
This morning Northwestern University spinout Sibel Health landed an FDA 510(k) clearance for its patient monitoring system the ANNE One platform.  The system is able to capture a patient's vital signs with its wearable sensors: the ANNE Limb for skin temperature and body temperature monitoring, and the ANNE Chest for heart rate, respiratory rate, step count, body position and skin temperature...