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Publication: Ultra-low-cost mechanical smartphone attachment for no-calibration blood pressure measurement

Authors: Yinan Xuan, Colin Barry, Jessica De Souza, Jessica H Wen, Nick Antipa, Alison A Moore, Edward J Wang Abstract We propose an ultra-low-cost at-home blood pressure monitor that leverages a plastic clip with a spring-loaded mechanism to enable a smartphone with a flash LED and camera to measure blood pressure. Our system, called BPClip, is based on the scientific premise of measuring oscillometry at the fingertip to measure blood pressure. To enable a smartphone to measure the pressure applied to the digital artery, a moveable pinhole projection moves closer to the camera as the user presses down on the clip with increased force. As a user presses on the device with increased force, the spring-loaded mechanism compresses. The size of the pinhole thus encodes the pressure applied to the finger. In conjunction, the brightness…

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New Product Launch: MindMics Heart Health System

Cambridge, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - May 12, 2023) - Today, MindMics, Inc. is pleased to announce it has launched its limited edition MindMics Heart Health System. The system uses patented and clinically validated sound-based technology known as In-ear Infrasonic HemodynographyTM (IH), embedded in everyday earbuds, to detect heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) in real-time, and guides the user through breathing exercises to control their heart and master stress. By using sound to measure key biometrics, MindMics overcomes the challenges faced by wearables that use photoplethysmography (PPG) light technology. Factors like skin tone, skin thickness, perspiration and body mass can severely impact the accuracy of PPG readings. With MindMics, key organs like the heart are monitored through low-frequency acoustical vibrations detected in the ear canal. MindMics' IH delivers HR and HRV in real-time with a…

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Company Launch: Billion Labs Inc.

About Billion Labs Inc. strives to reach the billions of people in the world through health monitoring solutions built on top of the sensors and computational capability of smartphones, transforming smartphones into the next billion medical devices. The technology at Billion Labs is supported by scientific research pioneered at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), a world leading institution on biomedical engineering research, where our founder/CEO Dr. Edward Wang directs the Digital Health Technologies Laboratory as a faculty member in the School of Engineering and Design. Billion Labs’ mission is to bring cutting-edge digital health tools through rigorous regulatory requirements to provide health monitoring solutions where traditional clinical tools cannot by augmenting remote/telehealth services with the ability to monitor vitals without expensive medical equipment. Website: https://www.billionlabsinc.com/

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