Today, more and more people are seen wearing computing technologies in various forms, from worn on the wrist to embedded in smart clothing (with and without a chest strap). Self-tracking gadgets, which leverage advances in sensing and monitoring technologies to deliver critical information such as vital signs to the wearer in real time, have proven helpful. Yet, InstaMD, a startup company specializing in patient centric health technology, has devised another method for monitoring and storing vitals: the Multi-Use InstaMD Headset. The company has come up with a comprehensive system that allows users to take charge of their own health from any location via the PC or mobile device.
A recent PRWeb post told of the launch of the headset; it mentions InstaMD is using the Indiegogo campaign to raise the needed funds for the first round of production of their debut product, the Multi-Use Headset. The post says the headset empowers users to track their vitals and to record, archive, or share them with a doctor, in real-time, as needed, with no visit required. The Multi-Use Headset can be used for recordings (through a free personal vitals portal), in addition to streaming and archiving heart/lung/GI sound clips using any stethoscopes currently available in the market, explains InstaMD.
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To measure the user’s condition, a multi-use headset is employed—this records amplified, high-quality sound through stethoscopes. Then, an app that works on desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones allows users to engage with their doctor and share the vital data. The app is used for the clips to be played or shared on demand.
By means of WebRTC technology, the InstaMD app is capable of connecting to a USB-enabled Otoscope and streams video that allows a medical practitioner to listen in on the person’s vitals without needing to schedule a full office visit.
The technology delivers audio and video health monitoring to consumers through a computer or smart mobile device; for the latter, it presently works on iOS devices (Android support will be available in the future). The InstaMD Web App, however, works on any computer with Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Data is shared via one-click video conferencing or through a secure email that a physician can play directly from his/her PC browser and Apple iOS devices. The winning combination of existing technology and simple medical devices produce an affordable system that anyone can use to monitor heart rate and respiration to detect issues.
According to Dr. Subbarao Myla, Co-founder of InstaMD, the headset and future line of vitals products provide a cost-effective means to track and share one’s health information. In essence, “patients no longer have to wait for the next available appointment when they have a concern,” he said. Myla adds that any stethoscope can be used with the InstaMD headset to record and share these important vital data.
Those interested in taking part in funding the product can visit the Indiegogo website. The site is a place where people join forces to make ideas happen by simply creating and running a campaign to meet funding goals; the hope is to target an audience that can help raise awareness of a product and give it the momentum it needs to bring dreams to life. For InstaMD’s product to become a reality, the goal is to raise 60,000 USD.
InstaMD’s campaign started on May 15 and will close on June 19, 2014 (11:59pm PT). InstaMD is hoping to earn enough funds to start the Headset production, with hopes to expand the line and make remote and personal healthcare tracking tools available for patients everywhere.
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Edited by
Maurice Nagle
