02.04.14
LionsGate Technologies Inc. (LGTmedical) and Xhale Assurance Inc. are teaming up to develop a multi-parameter sensor connected and driven through the universal audio-port of almost any mobile device.
Xhale Assurance introduced its Alar One-Sense Sensor in May 2013. The Alar-One Sense Sensor detects blood-oxygen saturation and heart rate, and soon will offer breath-to-breath respiration rate, at the nasal ala. This site is especially attractive for pulse oximetry measurements because its consistently robust perfusion substantially improves measurement reliability and accuracy.
Xhale Assurance introduced its Alar One-Sense Sensor in May 2013. The Alar-One Sense Sensor detects blood-oxygen saturation and heart rate, and soon will offer breath-to-breath respiration rate, at the nasal ala. This site is especially attractive for pulse oximetry measurements because its consistently robust perfusion substantially improves measurement reliability and accuracy.
LGTmedical, through the development of a universal interfacing framework, known as the Vital Signs DSP, has developed ultra-
low cost, mobile vital signs monitoring by connecting compatible medical sensors through the audio port of virtually any mobile device. The company claims its audio-based interface will make vital signs monitoring available to healthcare workers and consumers for a fraction of the price of current devices.
"The Mobile Health industry faces significant challenges producing meaningful, low-cost, cross-platform solutions for the healthcare market. With our audio-based connectivity, we are developing software defined medical apps that drive medical sensors," Tom Walker, CEO, LGT medical said. "Connecting the Alar-One Sense Sensor allows our connectivity platform to drive the most innovative and powerful sensor technology available today."
Andrew E. Kersey, President of Xhale Assurance, Inc. added, "We are excited to be forging new ground in the mobile health space through our partnership with LGTmedical. They share our common goal of accessible and accurate health care monitoring systems foreveryone, and this is a great opportunity to bring these mobile solutions to the market.”
LionsGate Technologies develops globally accessible mHealth solutions. The Vital Signs DSP is the company’s proprietary signal processing platform for the development and commercialization of ultra-low cost vital signs monitoring applications in mHealth. LGTmedical is developing a suite of mHealth technologies to meet the global demand for medical diagnostics.
Xhale Assurance, Inc., developer of the unique Assurance Alar One-Sense Pulse Oximetry Sensor, provides diagnostic solutions that improve patient safety and reduce false alarms. Its Assurance line of PPG/oximetry sensors are designed to monitor central blood flow by placement on the nasal ala, a region rich in vasculature, fed by the external and internal carotid arteries which also supply the brain. The unique physiology of the site provides strong, robust pulse oximetry signals. Measurement from this site enables the monitoring of a various critical physiologic parameters which cannot be monitored via conventional pulse oximetry.