Vital signs (often shortened to just vitals) are a group of the 4 to 6 most important signs that indicate the status of the body’s vital (life-sustaining) functions. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person, give clues to possible diseases, and show progress toward recovery. The normal ranges for a person’s vital signs vary with age, weight, gender, and overall health.
Vital Connect uses Band-Aid-like wearable strip to monitor your vital signs.
Vital Connect is a Silicon Valley chip startup that wants to make a vital signs monitoring device in the shape and size of a Band-Aid. It already has one biosensor device called HealthPatch in the market, and it is intent on creating the most accurate health-tracking wearable in the market.
It has focused on making a device that is cheaper and more accurate because it is contained in a small patch-like device that straps like a bandage directly over your heart, where it’s easier to get better measurements. The health care industry can use something like HealthPatch, since it allows remote monitoring of people who might otherwise be staying in a hospital.
The disposable, FDA-certified device connects wirelessly to your smartphone, where an app shows you your vitals such as steps taken, heart rate, breathing, and skin temperature (eight measurements in all). The app gives you a dashboard view of your vital signs at a glance. The company is currently shipping thousands of HealthPatch devices per month, but it has a better version coming soon.
It’s all about the approach and methodology, as Vital Connect is shooting to get clinical-grade electrocardiogram (ECG) results. By contrast, any device strapped to a wrist can only be so accurate at detecting your heart rate and physical activity, said Valeska Schroeder, senior vice president of product management, in an interview.
“By being on the chest, we get the electrical signal of the heart,” she said. “We don’t have to deal with a lot of noise in the measurement. We can do continuous monitoring.”
The Vital Connect device works while you’re awake or sleeping, and even in the shower. The company claims it can get an accurate heart rate as well as count your steps accurately. The device sticks to your chest, and it can be reused about 500 times, for about a three-year life.
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