AliveCor, a Mountain View, CA-based digital health startup developing solutions to transform cardiac care, announced on Monday received “breakthrough device” designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their bloodless hyperkalemia test. Developed with Mayo Clinic, AliveCor’s KardiaK Platform screens for elevated levels of blood potassium – hyperkalemia, without requiring any blood from the patient.This designation signals that the FDA will consider the technology on an
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Cardiac Monitoring
EarlySense Acquires Analytics Score Tool That Predicts Cardiac Arrest Risk
EarlySense, the market leader in contact-free continuous monitoring solutions across the healthcare care continuum, announced today it has signed a deal for exclusive global rights to a cardiac predictive analytic scoring tool. Developed by Dr. Dana Edelson, Executive Medical Director of Rescue Care at the University of Chicago, the eCART ‘Lite’ early warning score tool analyzes heart and respiratory parameters to predict cardiac arrest risk and enable early intervention. Dr. Edelson’s clinical
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Microsoft and Apollo Hospitals to Build AI-Powered Cardiology Network
Apollo Hospitals, India's leading super specialty hospital has inked a partnership with Microsoft to create an AI-powered cardiology network to predict heart disease. The partnership is part of Healthcare NExT, a Microsoft initiative which aims to accelerate healthcare innovation through artificial intelligence and cloud computing.Together, Microsoft and Apollo Hospital will be developing and deploying new machine learning models to gauge patient risk for heart disease in hopes of preventing or
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Biotricity Releases Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Solution
Biotricity today announced the commercial availability of Bioflux, a real-time, high-precision mobile cardiac telemetry solution for customers. The Bioflux system, which received final FDA approval in December, is a complete solution for cardiac monitoring and diagnosis, consisting of the Bioflux device, proprietary software, and a 24/7 monitoring center that merges seamlessly with physicians’ existing platforms and workflows.The Bioflux system is a complete solution for cardiac monitoring and
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Cardiac Monitoring Startup Eko Devices Raises $5M to Bring Intelligence to Heart Sounds
Eko, a San Francisco, CA-based platform of non-invasive cardiac screening devices, care coordination software, and machine learning algorithms has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by ARTIS Ventures. The round also included participation from Strategic Partners, Dreamlt Ventures, 1812 Ventures, and FOUNDER.org. Eko plans to utilize the funding to accelerate its commercial team and to expand clinical studies on the use of Eko's platform for valvular heart disease screening and heart
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Eko Duo Receives FDA Clearance to Market Combined Digital Stethoscope/ECG Smart Device
Eko Devices, a provider of mobile acoustic cardiac monitoring solutions has received FDA clearance to market its latest solution, Eko Duo, a smart heart monitor transforming how patients and their physicians monitor heart disease. Eko Duo combines the digital stethoscope and ECG for monitoring patients in the clinic or at home into a compact, handheld device.The DUO, which patients can obtain with a prescription, can seamlessly stream cardiac data (stethoscope + ECG) to specialists, providing
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