Drinking red wine is not only good for heart, it may help build next generation wearables that monitor your heart.

A team of scientists from the University of Manchester are using tannic acid from red wine, coffee or black tea to develop more flexible and durable wearable devices. Their research was published in the journal Small.

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By improving the durability of flexible sensors, the team has already developed wearables such as capacitive breath sensors and artificial hands for extreme conditions.

The addition of tannins improved mechanical properties of materials such as cotton to develop wearable sensors for rehabilitation monitoring, drastically increasing the devices lifespan, reports Phys.org.

Dr. Xuqing Liu who led the research team said: “We are using this method to develop new flexible, breathable, wearable devices. The main research objective of our group is to develop comfortable wearable devices for flexible human-machine interface.”

“Traditional conductive material suffers from weak bonding to the fibers which can result in low conductivity. When red wine, or coffee, or black tea, is sprinkled on dress, it will be difficult to get rid of these stains. The main reason is that they all contain tannic acid, which can firmly adsorb the material on the surface of the fiber. This good adhesion is exactly what we need for durable wearable, conductive devices.”

Repeated bending and folding can interrupt the conductivity of wearable devices due to tiny micro cracks.

This new research showed that without the layer of tannic acid, the conductivity is several hundred times, or even thousands of times, less than traditional conductive material samples as the conductive coating becomes easily detached from the textile surface through repeated bending and flexing.

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The researchers used commercially available tannins, and also tried immersing the fabric directly in red wine, black tea and black coffee solutions where they saw the same results.

This new technology can reduce the price of wearables and also improve their comfortability and robustness.

Developers can utilize this improved conductivity to use more comfortable fabrics, such as cotton, to replace nylon, which is stiff and uncomfortable. This technology can also be used to make flexible printed circuit boards by printing circuits directly on to the surface of clothing.

Caretaker Medical, a Charlottesville, Virginia based wireless medical device company that develops innovative, wireless patient monitoring solutions, announced the addition of wireless ETCO2 (End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide) monitoring to its Caretaker® Finger-Cuff Patient Monitoring Platform that continuously and non-invasively monitors blood pressure and vital signs. The new feature has been integrated using the CMI Health PC900B handheld capnograph and oximeter.

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Using the combined Caretaker & ETCO2 solution, clinicians can monitor critical elements of patients’ respiratory status not previously possible in a wireless handheld device with remote data display and reporting. The solution displays the capnograph waveform and numeric ETCO2, FiCO2 (fractional inspired carbon dioxide), respiratory rate, and pulse oximetry on the remote Caretaker tablet App, the company said in a press release.

ETCO2 monitoring offers a breath-to-breath picture and continuous recording of ventilatory effort, endotracheal tube placement and respiratory status. The sidestream nasal cannula fits comfortably on the patient and samples expired carbon dioxide during exhalation, continuously streaming data from the PC900B to the Caretaker display platform.

ETCO2 monitoring is important for monitoring the respiratory status of patients during sedation procedures, including surgery, dental sedation, ambulatory and outpatient procedures, and emergency care.

“In surgical procedures requiring sedation or general anesthesia, it is critical to continuously monitor the patient’s respiratory status. Monitoring End-tidal carbon dioxide provides that ability. I am pleased to see Caretaker has added EtCO2 to their platform of available sensors,” said Dr. Gary H. Chan, DDS, FADSA, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon and Dental Anesthesiologist.

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Jeff Pompeo, Caretaker Medical’s President & CEO said:

“We continue our commitment to expanding the Caretaker wireless patient monitoring platform with additional parameters. By adding CMI Health’s ETCO2 to our existing CNIBP and Vital Signs parameters, we answered the call of clinicians who asked for wire-free monitoring of this critical respiratory parameter during sedation procedures.”

Doki Technologies, a Hong Kong-based technology company that develops innovative IoT devices for children, rolled out DokiPal, a 4G LTE enabled smartwatch for kids, with features like an AI voice assistant, video calling and location tracking.

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The watch, which retails for $179, is water resistant and includes a fitness tracking leaderboard. The watch is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 2100 chipset. Key features include video calling, location‐tracking, SOS, fitness tracking leaderboard, and an integrated AI voice assistant. This is the latest in a collection of kids’ smartwatches developed by Doki Technologies, and will serve as the essential wearable device for kids ages 5 and up.

The watch’s battery lasts up to 48 hours under normal usage, and has a standby time of 72 hours, according to Doki Technologies, reports CNet.

DokiPal’s activity tracker records steps, calories and distance. The built-in Doki App allows kids to compete with friends and earn badges, and the user’s steps are compared with those of kids from around the world in the leaderboard.

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A nano SIM card with cellular data service is required to activate dokiPal.

Parents can download the all‐new companion Doki App with a revamped user interface and updated features, available for both iOS and Android phones. The app allows parents to communicate with, track, and monitor settings of their child’s dokiPal with ease, such as presetting the watch’s contact list.

dokiPal comes in two vibrant colors: Wave Blue and Plush Pink. The watch screen is made with gorilla glass, ensuring durability even with the most active of kids. dokiPal features a 1.4‐inch TFT color display with touch‐panel.

Here are all the features:

• 4G LTE connectivity
• IP68 water‐resistance
• AI Voice Assistant (powered by Kidsense)
• Optimized location tracking
• Fitness tracking leaderboard
• Smart scheduler
• Photo editor

A good lighting is critical to the safety and efficiency of a surgery, specifically in lateral, minimally invasive and deep cavity cases.

Researchers from Texas A&M University have developed a new wireless device that allows for direct illumination during surgeries. This device can improve surgical illumination, make many existing procedures easier to perform, and potentially reduce complication rates.

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Sung Il Park, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, helped develop the device, which consists of a light within a surgical patty. Patty is a pad used during operations to protect tissues and manage fluid. The patty design allows for illumination in the exact spot where the surgeon is working, reports Texas A&M Today.

Park’s invention combats the absence efficacy of most surgical lighting devices that can’t provide high-light intensity in a specific area, leaving surgical procedures vulnerable to low-light conditions and creating the potential for complications. Not only does the new device illuminate the surgical field, it also absorbs biofluids or blood in a surgical spot.

“The lighted surgical patty is a multilayer patty, wherein one of the layers includes a lighting apparatus,” Park said. “Two outer layers of the lighted surgical patty include nonabsorptive fibers woven near their borders to form a uniform surface that sandwiches together a center lighted layer. The center lighted layer has an LED light encapsulated in a biocompatible layer. The center lighted layer may also contain a number of LED lights arranged in various formations so as to provide a unique lighted environment for various surgical settings.”

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For this project, Park is working closely with Clinton Morgan, neurosurgery resident. He said the device could eliminate the need for extra surgical patties and lighting devices, and could ultimately reduce surgery time and costs.

“We filed an international patent in 2017,” Park said. “Kogent Inc., one of the biggest surgical tool companies, agreed on the license and is looking into a path to commercialization. Hopefully, we can see the light apparatus being used for surgeries by next year.”

We all face hardships at one time or another. But for people with disabilities, barriers can be more frequent and have greater impact. Aside from a physical environment that is not accessible, disabled people experience a lack of relevant assistive technology such as assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices. A University of Sydney researcher is now developing wearable technology that people with disabilities can use to control devices, receive information and even register sensation.

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Anusha Withana from the University’s School of Computer Science, along with colleagues, is developing a super-thin, hyper-flexible sticky tape that can have electronic circuits printed onto it. Once applied, people could use it to control devices, receive information and importantly, register sensations through mobile phone-like vibrations. This could have benefits in robotics, education, game-playing and for people with disabilities, reports The University of Sydney.

Withana’s device, dubbed Tacttoo, is a printable electronic fake tattoo that can be personalized to specific needs. The Tacttoo is screen-printed with a circuit made from polymer-based conductive inks which can stretch and move with the skin, while all connections between the skin and the electronics are printed in skin-safe silver ink.

The sticky tape is only half the thickness of a human hair, making it the thinnest wearable tactile device to date. They are very cheap too. If mass-produced, it would cost less than 1 cent each.

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“We want people to be able to wear it today and remove it tomorrow – and we want people to be able to create it themselves,” Withana says. “A broader user goal is to allow people with vision impairment to explore graphical information and more fully comprehend objects in museums and parks. This is something we’re looking at with a team from Monash University.”

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more.

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have created a tiny robot that mimics the jellyfish, plopping up and down within a liquid medium. This research holds great potential when investigating the impact of environmental changes in the ocean’s ecosystem. Another aim is for Jellyfishbot to be applied in the treatment of cancer.

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“The idea behind this project was twofold,” says one of the researchers Dr. Metin Sitti, Director at the MPI-IS and head of the Physical Intelligence Department.

“We learn and take inspiration from a range of biological systems to create tiny bio-inspired robots. We use them to study and better understand biological systems. But more importantly, such newly created robots could perhaps one day solve the critical scientific and technological challenges we face in healthcare and environment, helping to improve the welfare of our society.”

The scientists named their invention “Jellyfishbot”. The untethered robot features an umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles, just like its natural model, reports Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.

As Jellyfish are one of the most common species in the ocean ecosystem, and are a key component in the food chain, their population greatly depends on their survival during their early life-cycle. Therefore, the scientists decided to investigate the ephyra jellyfish – the juvenile of this species – and studied its swimming, predation, and bio-mixing behavior.

They discovered that the jellyfish uses a paddling motion to propel itself forward. When swimming, it actively creates a fluidic flow around its soft body. It does so to catch prey by pulling and trapping small organisms under its umbrella while moving about.

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These jellyfishbots could also be used to deliver drugs inside human body. “A possible application scenario is to control the robot to swim inside the bladder under the guidance of ultrasound imaging, and to patch to a target, such as cancerous tissue, to release the cancer drug for a long time in controlled dose,” says Xiaoguang Dong, a Ph.D. student in the Physical Intelligence Department. “This could have a huge impact for patients. It could reduce the discomforts brought by conventional treatment procedures and increase the treatment efficiency.”

EVER Pharma, an Austria-based pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of products in the areas of neurology, critical care, anesthesia and oncology, launched D-mine® Pump for people with Parkinson’s disease. The D-mine Pump, which recently received European CE approval, is specifically designed to provide precise continuous subcutaneous drug delivery for Parkinson´s patients in a compact, simple to use and patient friendly package.

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“CE approval of the D-mine Pump and the launch, is an important milestone for our product portfolio in Parkinson´s disease. EVER Pharma is now able to deliver an enhanced and comprehensive package of care with its Parkinson´s disease medication Apomorphine and its own Medical Devices,” explains Dominic Benning, Head of Dopaminergic Therapy at EVER Pharma GmbH.

Primary symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are shaking, tremor, slowed movement and rigid muscles. Hence, these patients often have great difficulty controlling anything that requires delicate handling. The D-mine Pump has only a few, easily pushed buttons, and an easy to read display, reports MedGadget.

While developing the D-mine Pump, EVER Pharma’s primary goals were ease of handling, safety and intuitive use. Leveraging special micro-rotary pump technology, minimal buttons and a bespoke menu screen interface, the device is conveniently compact and easy to use. It also features automatic drug filling, multiple languages, data storage, and does not require complex flow rate calculations.

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“With the development of the EVER Pharma D-mine Pump for Parkinson’s therapy, we have realized a very ambitious project with challenging requirements. This considerable investment in this product is a clear statement of the spirit of EVER Pharma to put focus on patients’ needs and support with customized solutions. EVER Pharma delivers a complete package with its Parkinson´s disease portfolio, from medication to means of administration with innovative Medical Devices,” explains Georges Kahwati, General Manager at EVER Pharma GmbH.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Multek, a Guangdong, China-based technology company is one of the companies exhibiting at the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco. The company will showcase its printed circuit board technologies at the event.

Multek offers a range of PCB engineering and manufacturing expertise for the medical device and wearables industries. Its capabilities include high density interconnect, rigid, flexible and rigid-flex printed circuit and assembly solutions.

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Leadership in complex multi-layer PCB processing has been a core Multek competency for over fifteen years. The company invests continuously in innovation, capital equipment, and engineering expertise to enhance its technology capacity and capability, from early prototypes and New Product Introduction (NPI) to mass production scale.

Multek’s rigid PCB mass production capabilities include: stacked, blind and buried microvia technologies applied in High Density Interconnect (HDI), and high layer count, using high-speed/low-loss capability materials for increasing product and sub-system requirements that span across all major consumer, telecom, commercial, and industrial market segments, according to the company.

Multek’s product solution encompasses Wearables, Telecommunication, Computing, Mobile, Consumer electronics, Energy, Healthcare, Automotive, Aerospace-Defense, and more.

Telecommunications, networking, and data communications equipment makers are constantly under pressure to constantly innovate, lower costs, and improve speed-to-market. Multek helps you achieve these goals through low-cost, high-volume manufacturing capabilities that can support even the most complex 4G, 5G, optical, thermal management, exotic high-speed materials, and signal integrity requirements.

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High-reliability is a top priority in the Medical field. Multek provides the best printed circuit boards (PCBs) and flexible circuits for a complete range of products, from simple consumer disposables, to high-end lab or hospital equipment, and new areas like wearables.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

A new report by Research And Markets suggests E Ink should invest in R&D to retain market dominance. The report detailed separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the rest of the world.

The report titled “e-Paper Display: Global Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts” also provides estimates and forecasts for the period 2016 through 2024. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

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The report analyzes the use of e-Paper display in e-Readers, Signage/Poster devices, Mobile phones and others.

The report discusses in detail about Select e-Readers Available in the Market, Key Trends in the E-readers Market, Growing Preference for Linux-based E-Readers, Audiobooks on e-Readers, e-Readers in full color, Shift towards a larger screen size, Wearable technology, Smart cards, Price labels, digital signage, e-paper displays in unusual places, and more.

Some of the 31 companies profiled in the report are:

• BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Display Innovations (UK)
• Displaydata Ltd. (UK)
• E Ink Holdings, Inc. (Taiwan)
• Kent Displays, Inc. (USA)
• LANCOM Systems GmbH (Germany)
• Liquavista B.V. (The Netherlands)
• Opalux
• Pervasive Displays, Inc. (Taiwan)
• Plastic Logic Germany
• Plastic Logic Germany (Germany)
• Visionox
• Xerox Corp. (USA)
• Zikon, Inc. (USA)

More information about this report can be found at: https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/9hh6j2

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have truly revolutionized nucleic acid analysis. While Illumina leads this booming decade-old sequencing market, others in this field are Oxford Nanopore, Ion Torrent, Qiagen, BGI, and Pacific Biosciences.

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DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. The advent of rapid DNA sequencing methods has greatly accelerated biological and medical research and discovery. The rapid speed of sequencing attained with modern DNA sequencing technology has been instrumental in the sequencing of complete DNA sequences, or genomes, of numerous types and species of life, including the human genome and other complete DNA sequences of many animal, plant, and microbial species.

Illumina’s sequencing technology is by far the most widely used because it is suited for many applications, and the company has developed dedicated instruments for different uses (i.e. low/medium/high-throughput sequencing), reports MicroNews.

Illumina’s research field include Cancer, Microbiology, Agrigenomics, Complex disease, Cellular and molecular biology, Reproductive health and Genetic health.

The human body contains trillions of cells that belong not to us, but to microbes. The next generation sequencing is revealing the mysterious world of these microbes. Researchers are now discovering that these microbes play a critical role in human health and disease. However, microbes dwell not only in our body but in our homes, oceans and soil. With the aid of next-generation sequencing (NGS), scientists are now rigorously investigating this immense, microscopic universe. Using NGS, researchers are investigating the genomes of microbes to improve our understanding of human health, disease, and microbial evolution.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of the most worrying side effects of this disease is the risk of the development and spread of ulcers and infections on patients’ feet. In the US each year, around 70,000 people lose their legs because of diabetic foot amputation.

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Linh Le, Founder and CEO of Bonbouton began tackling the problem of undetected diabetic foot issues using his background in chemical engineering. Bonbouton is a NYC-based technology platform for preventative diabetic health care. Le has an MS in chemical engineering from Columbia University and a PhD from the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Previous research has shown that skin temperature monitoring reduces the risk of developing diabetic ulcers in high-risk patients. Skin infrared thermometers and scales with temperature sensing elements are available in the market, but they’re impractical methods for monitoring foot health status.

Drawing on his education, Le began working with graphene, a very strong, thin, and flexible material. Graphene is about 100 times stronger than the strongest steel. It conducts heat and electricity very efficiently and is nearly transparent. Le and his advisor devised a way to print graphene metal onto virtually any surface, reports glu.

Using graphene, Le’s company Bonbouton developed smart insoles and companion mobile application that allow patients, caregivers and providers to monitor foot health status in real-time, enabling earlier preventive treatment.

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“We can print on this table, we can print on the wall, we can print on everything,” Le said. “Due to the fact that the graphene metal material is very flexible, it would print on insoles.”

The technology is simple. Graphene can be used to make chips and sensors that detect changes in heat, like the heat generated by a foot injury. Le’s graphene-laced insoles can detect this heat, measure changes in body temperature against a reference point and provide early warning for the development of diabetic foot ulcers.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

BraveHeart Wireless Inc., a New Hampshire-based leading innovator in clinical-quality biometric wearables, received FDA clearance for its BraveHeart Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring system.

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Intended for use by health care professionals within a health care setting, the Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring system captures heart rate and EKG data using a Life Sensor electrode affixed to a patient’s skin. The system then transmits the data from the electrode to an application on an iOS device, where the data can be reviewed by health care professionals.

This milestone product is the first of its kind to be built on the BraveHeart Wireless Internet of Things (IoT) “open” platform. BraveHeart Wireless continues to develop additional health-related products on this platform as it works closely with key partners to configure its platform for targeted use models.

“Prior to the Life Sensor, people with the need for truly wireless heart-monitoring had limited options. Now, health care professionals can use the Life Sensor to quickly and wirelessly receive relevant, clinical-quality and actionable heart rate and EKG data—even as a person is waiting to be admitted to a health care facility,” said Steve McCalmont, CEO of BraveHeart Wireless Inc.

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The Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring system introduces a proprietary and pioneering set of features to the cardiac monitoring segment, including these key features:

• Everyday-wear form factor. The Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring system is the smallest, most comfortable, clinical-quality sensor patch on the market.
• Patent-pending technology. The Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring system employs both passive and active sensors. Initial patents have been filed on BraveHeart Wireless’s critical method of multiplexing multiple sensors on a single patch.

“The Life Sensor has the potential to significantly and positively impact patient care,” said Dave Shimkus, Vice President of Operations at BraveHeart Wireless Inc. “The FDA ensured the Life Sensor cardiac monitoring system meets the FDA’s regulatory requirements for safety and effectiveness. We look forward to seeing the BraveHeart Life Sensor platform widely used in a variety of health care settings, and to working with our partners to develop additional products.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

The global diagnostic wearable medical devices market is anticipated to grow substantially during the forecast period of 2019-2025.

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Diagnostic wearable medical devices are used to monitor, control, and track a person’s vital signs at regular intervals. Diagnostic wearable devices come in the form of smartwatches, eyeglasses, contact lenses, clothing and jewelry. These autonomous, non-invasive devices help assess specific medical functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory rate, glucose levels, and blood oxygen saturation and transmit these data wirelessly to the user or medical professionals.

The miniaturization of diagnostic wearables is spurring the growth of this market during the predicted period. There has been an increasing focus on the development of smaller, more reliable, and more energy-efficient devices compared to the previous generations of wearables. For example, latest development in this field are smart pills embedded with a sensor the size of a grain of salt. This sensor is coupled with a wearable transmitter to monitor the physiological conditions and the intake of medications.

Americas led the global diagnostic wearable medical devices market and is expected to reach close to US $2 billion by 2020. Factors such as the emergence of new and technologically advanced wearable health devices such as smartwatches, smartglasses, smart clothes, and wristbands will aid in this market segment’s growth over the next four years. Moreover, the increasing awareness of chronic diseases that require continuous monitoring such as diabetes, CVDs, and obesity will drive this sector’s growth until the end of 2020.

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Key companies profiled in Diagnostic Wearable Medical Devices Market report are Cleveland Medical Device, Fitbit, Medtronic, Omron Healthcare, Polar Electro, Basis Science, Drägerwerk, Everist Genomics and more.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Livingo, a chronic disease management platform, is now available in smartwatches, including leading models from Apple, Fitbit, and Samsung. Livongo Members can now connect their smartwatches to the Livongo mobile app to receive real-time Livongo notifications on the surface of their choice enabling Livongo to provide more timely and relevant information to Members and their care teams.

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“Our smartwatch integration allows us to capture information from our Members, add it to our AI+AI engine, and return actionable, personalized, and timely information back to them,” said Dr. Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M.S., President of Livongo. “By offering another way to access personalized health insights, we are able to more easily influence positive behavior change, which we know can lead to better health.”

The Mountain View, CA-based company is also using the smartwatch integration to offer new so-called “health challenges,” which are five-day programs that area meant to help members form healthier lifestyle habits through educational content, goal setting and progress tracking. Examples of their current challenges include incorporating walking into a daily routine or replacing sugary beverages with water, the company said in a press release.

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“We are excited to offer our Members the opportunity to conveniently access valuable health information and Health Nudges using their existing smartwatch devices,” said Livongo Chief Product Officer Amar Kendale. “As we continue to expand our Applied Health Signals platform, we can use the integration to aggregate more important health data that we can then interpret to better understand the unique needs of our Members.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

The American Medical Association (AMA) has passed a policy addressing Augmented Intelligence – and not Artificial Intelligence – that provides recommendations for stakeholders’ concerns. The AMA also has spurred a range of concerns about the novel challenges in the design, implementation, and use—especially how AI will be incorporated into the practice of medicine and affect patients.

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“As technology continues to advance and evolve, we have a unique opportunity to ensure that augmented intelligence is used to benefit patients, physicians, and the broad health care community,” said AMA Board Member Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D. M.P.H. “Combining AI methods and systems with an irreplaceable human clinician can advance the delivery of care in a way that outperforms what either can do alone. But we must forthrightly address challenges in the design, evaluation and implementation as this technology is increasingly integrated into physicians’ delivery of care to patients.”

According to the new policy, the AMA will:

• Leverage its ongoing engagement in digital health and other priority areas for improving patient outcomes and physicians’ professional satisfaction to help set priorities for health care AI, reports AMA in a press release.
• Identify opportunities to integrate healthcare AI.
• Promote development of high-quality, thoughtfully designed, clinically validated health care AI that is user-centered, is transparent, conforms to leading standards, identifies bias and safeguards patients’ and others’ interests and preserves security of personal information.
• Encourage education to promote greater understanding of benefits and limitations of healthcare AI.
• Explore the legal implications of healthcare AI.

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“To reap the benefits for patient care, physicians must have the skills to work comfortably with health care AI. Just as working effectively with EHRs is now part of training for medical students and residents, educating physicians to work effectively with AI systems, or more narrowly, the AI algorithms that can inform clinical care decisions, will be critical to the future of AI in health care,” Ehrenfeld said.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

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Smart skin patches are widely used in wearable devices. These patches use laminar batteries, often partially printed, plus printed electrode patterns to deliver drugs, cosmetics, tattoos and potentially performance boosting chemicals such as caffeine through the skin. IDTechEx Research has released a detailed update on their research on wearable skin patches titled “Electronic Skin Patches 2019-2029.” According to the report, $7.5 billion in revenue was made from electronic skin patches in 2018 and a forecast for this to grow to over $20 billion per year by 2029.

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With extensive research conducted by leading industry experts over more than a decade around areas such as flexible electronics and wearable technology, the report covers 26 application areas and over 100 companies, says a press release.

There’s a diverse range of products and target markets within the wearable skin patches space. In 2019, the two leading market sectors by far are in the area of diabetes management and in cardiovascular monitoring. Each of these spaces has grown over the last decade to generate billions of dollars in revenue per year for the companies involved. However, in each of these spaces, success is not guaranteed; leading players in each space have deployed occasionally contrasting commercial strategies in order to maintain and increase their overall revenue and market share, the report said. The IDTechEx Research report contains detailed, lengthy chapters, including descriptions of the product landscape (including competitive product types, regulatory implications and so on) and technology options, profiles and interviews with leading players, historic market data and market forecasts for each.

The electronic skin patches are employed in a diverse range of products, including medical patient monitoring, motion sensing, temperature sensing, drug and cosmetic delivery patches, smart bandages for wound care and more.

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IDTechEx also organizes leading industry conferences and exhibitions covering flexible and wearable electronics. With a combined total of over 6,000 delegates each year and presentations from all of the leading players in these spaces.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

RealWear, a Vancouver, Washington-based AR startup that develops industrial helmet for workers, closed an $80 million Series B financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to over $100 million. RealWear will use the funds, which are a combination of equity and debt, to continue market expansion and accelerate its platform development.

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RealWear teamed with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to architect an investment syndicate led by Teradyne, Inc. (TER), a global leader in industrial automation, and includes Bose Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures LLC (QCOM), Kopin Corporation (KOPN), and investors from JPMorgan’s (JPM) Private Bank.

From its inception, RealWear has focused on products that are specifically designed for the connected enterprise workforce to improve job satisfaction, productivity and, most importantly, safety. Its industrial hands-free wearable computers enhance, rather than diminish, a worker’s situational awareness while delivering vital information on-demand in the harshest of environments, reports RealWear.

RealWear’s technology is a combination of a small computer running on Android and a camera, speaker, microphones. A tiny screen projects information in front of the wearer’s eye.

The wearer can use the screen to call up information on the fly. Workers use the camera to send an image of what they’re seeing to colleagues elsewhere.

This rugged hardhat is actually a smart headset that functions similarly to the original Google Glass but uses the underlying technology quite differently.

“The augmented reality enterprise market has experienced a great deal of hype, but long-term, real-world solutions have been thin on the ground, said Tom Mainelli, IDCGroup VP of Devices and AR/VR.

“RealWear smartly recognized the need for a no-nonsense head-mounted display and has delivered no-frills products that help frontline workers to get their jobs done more safely and efficiently.”

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RealWear Co-Founder and CEO, Andy Lowery, said RealWear used this same pragmatic philosophy in its fund-raising strategy. “Our seed investments came from friends, family, early customers, suppliers and business partners. Their faith carried us to our Series A, led by Columbia Ventures Corporation. CVC’s experience in heavy industry, one of our primary markets, made it a perfect match.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

The growth of IoT is prompting researchers to develop wearable sensors that can monitor patients’ vital signs remotely. However, devices for monitoring vital signs currently available in the market tend to be uncomfortable and bulky. They are also expensive and need experts to use them. Scientists at the University of Exeter in UK have now developed sensors that can be integrated directly into textiles themselves, to remove the discomfort of placing hardware directly in contact with human skin.

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The new technology integrates the electronic devices into the fabric of the material, by coating electronic fibers with light-weight, durable components that will allow images to be shown directly on the fabric, reports Exeter.

The research team believe that the discovery could revolutionize the creation of wearable electronic devices for use in a range of every day applications, as well as health monitoring, such as heart rates and blood pressure, and medical diagnostics.

The team was led by Professor Monica Craciun from the University of Exeter Engineering department. This international collaborative research included experts from the Centre for Graphene Science at the University of Exeter, the Universities of Aveiro and Lisbon in Portugal, and CenTexBel in Belgium.

“For truly wearable electronic devices to be achieved, it is vital that the components are able to be incorporated within the material, and not simply added to it,” said Professor Craciun.

Graphene is just one atom thick, making it the thinnest substance capable of conducting electricity. It is very flexible and is one of the strongest known materials. In recent years, scientists have been racing to adapt graphene for the use in wearable electronic devices.

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“This new research opens up the gateway for smart textiles to play a pivotal role in so many fields in the not-too-distant future.  By weaving the graphene fibres into the fabric, we have created a new technique to all the full integration of electronics into textiles. The only limits from now are really within our own imagination,” said Dr Elias Torres Alonso, Research Scientist at Graphenea and former PhD student in Professor Craciun’s team at Exeter.

The study was published in the journal Flexible Electronics.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

The number of different graphene-based wearable prototypes emerging today is growing rapidly. Scientists at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) are currently developing a disposable patch packed with graphene-based sensors that measures vitals like heart rate, oxygen saturation, hydration temperature, UV exposure, temperature, and breath rate. While sensors found in most fitness trackers use LED light, the new graphene-based sensor uses ambient light that passes through the optical sensors, hits the skin, and comes back to read your vitals. People can use the fitness band, for example, when they are doing exercise.

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The new fitness band created by ICFO uses the same core technology as its UV patch. However, this device does much more than simply measure the user’s physical activity.

“Consider the following scenario. A person is trekking in the remote Amazon jungle with limited access to water. By measuring the skin hydration of their body with ICFO’s fitness band, the user can optimize water intake, preventing any sort of dehydration, said a ICFO press release.

“Similarly, an explorer hiking to the peak of Mount Everest could use the band to accurately monitor oxygen saturation in blood. The high altitude can severely affect oxygen saturation in the body. Using the band, the hiker could monitor these levels and emit a warning if oxygen saturation in the blood decreases drastically below a certain level.”

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The graphene-based camera sensor can be built into a smartphone camera where it will allow the phone to see more than what’s visible to the human eye. “Made up of hundreds of thousands of photodetectors, this incredibly small sensor is highly sensitive to UV and infrared light,” said Frank Koppens, group leader at Graphene Flagship partner ICFO.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has partnered up with health tech startup Popit to help people take their rheumatoid arthritis medication on time. Finland-based Popit is a former finalist of the Innovation World Cup®.

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimate, around 50% of patients with long-term illnesses adhere to their medication.

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Pfizer will offer its patients Popit’s adherence solution, which monitors pill-taking with a smart device and alerts users via an app if they forget to take their medication, reports MobiHealth News.

Initially, 1,000 people living in Finland, Sweden and Norway will benefit from the new scheme. The company said it’s currently discussing about eventually expanding the system to other countries in central Europe.

Selected patients will be able to pick up the Popit device for free from either their pharmacy or health clinic.

Popit makes pills connected. This smart pill reminder reduces missed pills by over 80%.

Here’s How it Works

• The small device called Popit Sense can be easily attached onto the pill sheet.
• Small metal spikes pierce the pill sheet and offer excellent grip.
• Three sensors work in a sequence to detect pill extraction automatically.
• Popit Sense is also augmented with a manual logging button.

The tiny device weighs only 12 grams. Battery lasts for up to 12 months. Bluetooth range is up to 30m/100ft. The system provides seamless tracking and reminds you only if you have missed your pill.

Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients?

Pfizer conducted a ‘deep dive’ into the treatment journey of rheumatoid arthritis patients. The company discovered that the patients weren’t receiving enough support in dealing with their condition.

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Pfizer’s partnership with Popit aims to support the proper implementation of these patients’ drug treatment.

“We want to increase the patient’s commitment to their treatment and also improve adherence so that treatment outcomes are better,” explains Popit cofounder, Timo Heikkilä.

“What is really game-changing with Popit’s solution is that it can be easily deployed for masses. There are no special requirements to the packaging and the device and app are very user friendly,” he adds.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19