Binah's health platform announced.AI this week it added blood pressure monitor.
The company says it can calculate blood pressure using a video of someone's face through a smartphone or laptop camera.But experts say they need to see more data from the company before they trust the feature.
Without the usual measuring device, the usual measuring device is a long -term target for cardiologists and technology companies.
This reduces a step in the process.It can also help people monitor blood pressure at home more easily, which may be useful for people with some heart disease.
David Mamman, CEO and co -founder of Binah says.AI: We have designed this solution within our application to replace home blood pressure measuring devices.
To monitor the pressure measurement, the tool in the application is reflected in the face to calculate the changes in the blood flow, which is a technique called optical blood planning.
And devices and applications have benefited from this strategy in different parts of the body to calculate things such as blood oxygen levels and heart rate.
However, its use to measure pressure is more difficult.The researchers score towards this goal.But experts say that there is not yet enough data to demonstrate that people can rely on this technology clinically.
While the scales based on optical blood planning can be good in tracking changes in measuring pressure, it is difficult to use them to calculate the initial numbers without a basis line.
This is why most developed tools for measuring pressure through optical blood planning use the pressure measuring belt to calibrate.
But binah approach.AI does not use any calibration.Maman says: We decided to design everything to work as a medical device.When you have a home device equipped with a belt to measure the pressure, you do not do any type of calibration.I think this is the perfect choice.
Maman says that the company conducted internal achievement studies for the tool with 264 people.This data has not been published.But the company shared the basic accuracy report with customers.
The evaluation compared the device to the international standard of measurement devices, which consists of two levels: suitable for a high -resolution device (such as the devices used in hospitals) and suitable for a low -resolution device (such as devices that can be used at home).
Maman says the Binah screen.AI uses a low -resolution device standard.He adds that the company launches a more comprehensive clinical experience to test the device at the end of February.This data is used to follow the approval of the Food and Drug Administration.
It is not possible at the present time the application only as a health device.The company cannot claim that it can be used for medical purposes.
And do not sell binah.AI is also its products directly to consumers.But it works with companies such as insurance companies.Maman says that the company is also working with two laptop manufacturing companies and a smartphone manufacturing company to integrate Binah.AI in devices.
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