MedCity News wrote about this California device company last month and I got to see the new blood pressure cuff live and in person today at CES.
It is the last thing you would expect to see in a doctor’s office. The heart health device definitely would look right at home at an Apple store instead.
The only thing that gives it away as a blood pressure cuff is the actual inflation of the material.
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The interface is elegant as well. The instruction sheet is a single page that unrolls with the device the first time a user opens the cuff.
The person has to download an app (iPhone only) and pair the phone to the device. After that there is nothing else to do.
There is not even an “On” button on the white rectangle. A sensor in the fabric turns on the app when the person unwraps the device.
The cuff has all the goodness of digital health as well: reminders to take the measurements and the ability to share the data.
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I spoke with Rosario Iannella, a co-founder and the company’s chief information officer, about the EKG device that the company also has in the works. It is also designed to be sold to consumers.
“We could also see this as being a device that is prescribed by a doctor,” he said.
The EKG device is still in development, but the blood pressure cuff will be on the market after the company wins FDA approval for it.
Qardio is aiming to sell direct to consumers but the device can be used in clinics as well.
A traveling nurse could set up the device to track readings for multiple patients. The nurse’s phone would be paired with the device, but there would be an account for each patient to track the separate measurements.
