David Savastano, Editor12.07.16
Wearable technology is becoming increasingly popular for health-conscious consumers. Accurate measurements of key health metrics such as blood pressure and cardiac fitness would drive further growth in the field, but these goals remain somewhat elusive.
Valencell, a Raleigh, NC-based biometric sensor technology specialist, is changing that. Valencell already has its heart rate and other sensors in the marketplace in products ranging from earbuds to fitness bands, and the company sees strong opportunities ahead for bringing together health care and wearable specialists to meet the increasing demand for healthcare data.
“There is a trend toward patient generated data being gathered 24/7,” Ryan Kraudel, VP of marketing for Valencell, said. “Wearable companies and medical device companies are going after this opportunity. Medical device companies recognize the opportunity to gather data from people outside of a medical facility and they know all about th
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