Patent: PCT filed for VibroBP
PCT filed for VibroBP: U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/385,383 - Colin Barry et al. - Mobile Device Based Oscillometric Blood Pressure Measurement [SD2023-139-1; 009062-8487.WO00]
New Product Version Launch: Speck Light Exposure Sensor
Blue Iris has commercialized a new version of the Speck light exposure sensor. The new version is functionally similar to the previous version but has been modified for increased field robustness (e.g., more resilient power supply, stronger case, etc) and for manufacturing scalability. Source: Blue Iris Labs Product Page
New Product Versions: Sonde One app (vocal biomarker research platform)
Sonde One app (vocal biomarker research platform) has incorporated two new capabilities whose development was funded through this pilot project (Mobile Monitoring of Cognitive Change "M2C2" mobile cognitive assessments and audio playback functionality). Sonde already makes it research platform available to collaborators in other studies and these upgraded functionalities will be made available to interested researchers.
New Product Launch: Druid Benchmark App
New versions of the Druid Benchmark app are made on a continuous basis. Improvements made since the project started on August 16, 2023, include changes to the user interface, modifications in how the impairment scores are presented and interpreted for the user, and anti-cheating measures. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/druidapp/id1107595146
New Product Launch: Addition of generative AI features to Kinto
The team at Kinto deployed the two main generative AI features to their production system where coaches can view strain assessment data and resource recommendations. The team also created a repeatable framework for extracting and anonymizing caregiver data sets from the Kinto platform on demand to provide training data sets for further testing and development of generative AI features at scale.
NIH Research Highlight: Smartphone clip attachment may help some people self-monitor blood pressure
NIA-funded researchers have developed a low-cost, universal attachment that some people may be able to use with a smartphone to measure blood pressure from their fingertips. News of the device was published in Scientific Reports. Hand holds blood pressure device, pulse from finger of other hand is being measuredPrototype of the BPClip, courtesy of the Digital Health Lab/University of California, San Diego.University of California, San Diego researchers developed “BPClip” for at-home access to blood pressure monitoring, especially for people who find it difficult to access health care services. A plastic clip attaches to a smartphone camera and is used with a custom smartphone application to measure blood pressure from the pulse at the user’s fingertip as the finger presses into the clip. Other cuffless devices require calibration using blood pressure cuffs. BPClip does not —…
Grant Funding: $137,275 from the Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County
The Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County awarded Preveal $137,275 in matching funds to conduct a feasibility study of their Incite Cognitive Improvement System. Source: https://hssaspokane.org/news-press-releases