Death tied to Zoll LifeVest wearable defibrillator triggers safety alert from FDA
The device failure was traced to a fault that prevents the LifeVest from charging its high-energy capacitors, according to the alert.
FDA clears wearable defibrillator for kids
ZOLL Medical Corp's LifeVest is approved for children who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, but are not candidates for an implantable defibrillator due to certain medical conditions or lack of parental consent.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
These 6 smart tech companies are shaping the future of healthcare wearables
These wearable device companies are producing smart technology, from vests and shirts to bracelets and watch-like trackers, to continue growing the healthcare wearable industry.
Wearables Final Four: Wearable defibrillator edges out smart bra for breast cancer detection
Heart disease is one of the trio of chronic diseases that the Affordable Care Act aims to improve. Although a portable defibrillator won’t reduce readmissions for heart disease patients and those who have had heart surgery, it can save lives. I am picking ZOLL Medical’s Life Vest over First Warning’s smart bra for a few […]
Vote in the Wearables Final Four: Smart bra to detect cancer vs. wearable defibrillator
Which of these wearable technologies could have a greater impact on healthcare costs, outcomes or quality of life? A smart bra developed by First Warning Systems to help detect breast cancer earlier and reduce false positives that lead to unnecessary biopsies? Or Life Vest, a wearable defibrillator from ZOLL Medical designed to be activated when […]
Wearables Elite 8: In toughest match yet, need trumps beautiful, smart design
The hypothetical choice like the one in our Elite Eight bracket between Artefact’s seizure tracking device and ZOLL Medical’s personal and portable defibrillator may not be the sort of thing that keeps people up at night. Maybe that’s because these are the sort of choices that are made every day. Which technology is more practical, […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Vote in the Wearables Elite 8: Seizure tracking system vs. wearable defibrillator
Which company has more potential to make healthcare safer, cheaper or better? Vote Artefact’s Dialog or Zoll Medical’s Life Vest.
Elite 8: Wearable startups tracking cancer, seizures, heart trouble, babies
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 […]
In wearables Sweet Sixteen, mobile defibrillator vs wearable ECG device for monitoring cardiac patients
Considering that one of the big trends in healthcare is keeping people out of the hospital by making greater use of remote monitoring cardiac patients and other patient populations. There’s also been a decent amount of attention around the issue of improving access to defibrillators in public places. So we’ve got iHealth’s wearable ECG monitor, […]