Pear Therapeutics announced today that it entered into multiple agreements to bolster its prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) platform. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ agreements are set to add to its library of digital biomarkers, machine learning algorithms, sensor-based technologies and digital therapeutics, according to a news release. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery […]
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Empatica’s pediatric seizure-predicting smartband wins FDA nod
Empatica said that its Embrace epilepsy smartband has received 510(k) clearance from FDA for use in children, a year after winning clearance for adults with epilepsy. Embrace was designed to detect motion patterns and physiological signals that may be associated with generalized tonic-clonic (“grand mal”) seizures and immediately alert caregivers. It is the first non-EEG based, […]
Empatica wins FDA nod for Embrace seizure-tracking wristband
Wearable med device firm Empatica said today it won FDA clearance for its Embrace seizure-tracking wristband. The Embrace device is designed to detect and monitor stress signals and detect seizures that could potentially be deadly, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company said. The wrist-worn Embrace looks like a fitness tracker and is equipped with temperature sensors to detect changes […]
Empatica preps launch of seizure-detecting wearable
Cambridge, Mass.-based wearable med device firm Empatica is preparing to launch its Embrace seizure-tracking wristband this week, according to MIT News. Empatica’s Embrace is designed to detect and monitor stress signals and detect seizures that could potentially be deadly, MIT News said. “If somebody goes to check on a person during or after they have […]
DeviceTalks Podcast: Rosalind Picard on how embracing emotion led to healthcare innovation
In this episode of DeviceTalks, we delve deeply into emotion with MIT scientist and entrepreneur Rosalind Picard and her story of how teaching computers to recognize emotions led to a potentially major breakthrough in medical technology. Picard is also the chief scientist at Cambridge, Mass.-based Empatica, an early-stage firm that’s developed a smart watch and other wearable […]