We just talked about how to move digital health beyond the healthiest people in the room. Many of the wearable companies who have survived to this round of the Wearables Sweet 16 are doing just that. Instead of tracking steps taken or floors climbed, these companies are aiming to diagnose breast cancer sooner, increase access to telemedicine, and keep people safer.
Here are the latest matchups. Pick your winners in the comments. May the companies with the biggest potential to make healthcare better, safer or cheaper win.
1. Pristine’s EyeSight vs. Evena Medical – Google Glass for telemedicine faces off against glasses to help nurses see veins.
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2.Playtabase’s Reemo vs. Rest Devices’ Mimo smart onesie – On one side is a gesture control device for people with limited mobility due to stroke. One the other is a sensor system to track a baby’s vital signs.
3. First Warning Systems’ BSE bra vs. Ollo Mobile’s Cloud Phone 3G – One company incorporates breast cancer screenings into every day life, the other keeps people connected even without a cell phone signal.
4. Artefact’s Dialog vs. Zoll Medical’s Life Vest – A design company’s prototype for a system to track seizures goes up against a portable defibrillator.
We will update the bracket on Saturday for the Final Four matchup and have the championship round Monday.
