The new wearable device provides a rapid, non-invasive method of detecting faint signs of COVID-19.
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Last Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Tiger Tech COVID Plus Monitor. The innovative wearable device utilises a probabilistic machine learning model to provide non-diagnostic screening of certain biomarkers which might indicate that an individual is infected with COVID-19. According to the FDA?s press release, the COVID Plus Monitor ?is intended for use by trained personnel to help prevent exposure to and spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.?
Tiger Tech has made a name for themselves developing ?wearable sensor systems and researching disease state identification.? The novel COVID Plus Monitor is an armband with embedded sensors that acquire biometric signals, and a small computer processor. It works by identifying biomarkers which might signal the presence of SARS-CoV-2 or other conditions such as cancer, or serious allergic reactions. To use the Tiger Tech COVID Plus Monitor, the device is strapped to a patient?s left arm, above the elbow. Over 3 to 5 minutes, the embedded sensors will monitor the patient?s blood flow to obtain pulsatile signals. After which, the computer processor takes the readings and puts them through its probabilistic ...