2024-03-15 10:11:03
Israeli startup Binah.ai, which specializes in medical technologies, has introduced an innovative system for monitoring health using a smartphone. This system is based on the use of photoplethysmography (PPG), a process in which software algorithms analyze the light reflected from the patient’s face.
NEP writes about this.
Medical device manufacturers have long sought to find ways to measure blood pressure without the use of traditional devices such as cuffs and pressure gauges. Binah.ai director and co-founder David Maman says the new feature in the company’s app could replace conventional medical devices.
Binah.ai was founded in 2016 and has already attracted over $30 million in investment. They have developed a system that allows you to use a smartphone camera to measure various vital signs such as heart rate, blood oxygen saturation and others.
Binah.ai technology can monitor the health status of people over 18 years of age, regardless of gender and skin color. It uses sophisticated AI-based algorithms to process the light signal and produce accurate readings without the need for special equipment.
In a trial involving 260 patients, the technology was found to be accurate to within 11 standard deviations for systolic pressure and 8 standard deviations for diastolic pressure. The company is working to refine the technology to make it even more accurate for clinical use.
The main limitation of the technology is related to lighting – it may not work in low light conditions or too bright light. However, despite this, Binah.ai opens up new possibilities for health monitoring using smartphones, making it more accessible and convenient for users.
Earlier, Cursor wrote that the Israeli startup was included in TIME’s list of the best inventions of 2022.
2024-03-15 10:11:03