Scanadu has developed a bluetooth enabled “tricorder”  (a futuristic handheld medical scanning device from StarTrek) that when held up to your temple will in 10 seconds do a scan of your vital signs measuring:

  • Temperature
  • ECG
  • SPO2
  • Heart Rate
  • Breathing rate
  • Pulse Transit Time (essentially systolic blood pressure)

    Scanadu has developed a bluetooth enabled “tricorder”  (a futuristic handheld medical scanning device from StarTrek) that when held up to your temple will in 10 seconds do a scan of your vital signs measuring:

    This information will be transmitted to your smart phone where you can track changes over time.  It will also tell you when there are changes you should be concerned about.  All of this for around $150.00 Read more about it here. Would this make a difference in your senior housing community?   If you like this story it would be a great honor to me if you would subscribe to our email list.

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    Finally: If you know anyone who is looking at emergency call systems I would appreciate the opportunity to talk with them about Vigil Health Solutions.