Summary: Beacon Biosignals and Skye Bioscience are partnering to integrate sleep quality and sleep apnea endpoints in a phase 2 trial of obesity drug candidate Nimacimab. The trial will utilize sleep monitoring technology to provide an assessment of the drug’s impact on … [Read more...]
Remote Monitoring for Insomnia Is Coming
By Sree Roy In his decades as a sleep psychologist, Thomas K. Speer, PhD, DABSM, FAASM, has found that a patient’s self-reported sleep complaint is frequently only part of the story. Recently a woman with narcolepsy arrived for help with “insomnia and anxiety.” Speer prescribed … [Read more...]
FDA Clears EEG Brain Monitoring Headset
Summary: The US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance to Zeto Inc’s next-generation electroencephalography (EEG) brain monitoring device, ONE, for use in various settings including hospitals, homes, ambulances, and air transport. The device, which features 21 … [Read more...]
Video Analysis Sleep Monitoring Solution Gets Regulatory Nods
Summary: Oxehealth has received FDA 510(k) clearance and CE Mark approval for its new software, Oxevision Sleep. This noncontact sleep monitoring device uses video analysis to assess patient movement, activity, and physiological signs in inpatient settings without attaching … [Read more...]
Dream Sock for Infant Monitoring Snags UK Medical Certification
Summary: Owlet Inc., a smart infant monitoring company, has received UKCA certification for its Dream Sock, following recent CE Mark certification. These certifications allow Owlet to expand its reach in key UK and European markets. Dream Sock, which wraps around a baby’s foot to … [Read more...]
Stork Baby Monitoring System FDA Cleared for OTC Use
Summary: Masimo has obtained Fda clearance for Stork, a infant monitoring technique made for healthful infants up to 18 months outdated, for OTC use. It employs the identical pulse oximetry know-how applied in hospitals, alerting caregivers to important indications like oxygen … [Read more...]
Nonin to Enhance Pulse Oximetry with Remote Monitoring
Summary: Nonin Medical companions with Medixine to introduce remote affected individual monitoring for its pulse oximetry gadgets, aiming to enhance care for continual circumstances. The collaboration addresses the escalating desire for electronic health methods, significantly in … [Read more...]
Monetizing Remote Patient Monitoring in Sleep Medicine
By Sree Roy Scientific snooze medicine courses have prolonged relied on screening and treatment reimbursement codes as major contributors to their financial bottom line. But as all those revenues dwindle, distant patient checking (RPM) can increase reimbursement streams that … [Read more...]
Wearable Device Offers Stress and Sleep Hormone Monitoring
Summary: A new wearable device, launching this summer, leverages proprietary sensor technology for non-invasive, continuous monitoring of cortisol and melatonin levels, providing real-time insights into stress and sleep. Originating from research on inflammation markers in … [Read more...]
Five Alternatives to Philips Actiwatch for Sleep-Wake Monitoring
By Sree Roy When Society of Behavioral Rest Drugs president Michael R. Nadorff, PhD, learned that Philips was discontinuing its Actiwatch, he was dismayed. “That was not a great announcement for me as I experienced invested rather a little bit of income in their actigraph line,” … [Read more...]