The FDA recently approved a device for monitoring COVID-19 patients from home.
Health care starts from home and is a critical part for an early diagnosis of a disease and also for prevention. Digital Health offers innovations in the field of health monitoring from home through smart devices that aim to improve people's quality of life.
Patients living with diabetes, or with some cardiovascular condition are familiar with monitoring from home by using devices and tools for measuring blood pressure or glucose.
However, Following COVID-19 health emergency, the FDA authorized several emergency use authorizations in the United States for non-invasive devices, targeting COVID-19 patient care for outpatient care or for home treatment.
In early May, an emergency permit was granted for the use of VitalPatch, a sensor worn on the body to monitor COVID-19 patients during their treatment.
This disposable wearable, can be used for seven days and its functions include monitoring of eight vital signs in real time: electrocardiogram, temperature, body posture, fall detection, heart rate, as well as its variability and activity and breathing rate.
In addition to this, there are new devices that work thanks to Artificial Intelligence systems. As is the case of the Biofourmis wearable oriented for therapeutic use in patients with heart conditions, or cancer, which collects information and monitors more than 20 psychological parameters. In addition, it measures the temperature, the level of oxygenation in the blood and in case of symptoms, for example, of COVID-19 indicates to a healthcare provider through its app.
Current Health, is another wearable that uses AI for monitoring patients from home, this device is used by doctors preferably in high-risk patients, to offer continuous monitoring of their health status in order to take immediate action. By using this device placed on the arm, it is possible to check on a smartphone the identification of any changes in the patient's health, such as their pulse, temperature or breathing. In addition, it offers a video platform for remote consultations with a specialist.
However, beyond the new devices and tools in response to COVID-19, the correct monitoring of health at home is important regardless of the ailments with which people live, in order to identify diseases or conditions in advance to prevent complications.
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