Move Over Wearables. Make Way for Implantables.
Article published by IEEE Spectrum: Wearable monitors for health and fitness seemed to be everywhere in the exhibit halls and on the conference stages at CES 2016. But while this generation of biometric monitoring devices goes mainstream, a little Silicon Valley company is working on what could be the next generation of body sensing technology: the […]
Profusa Unveils Long-Term Implantable Biosensor
Article published by MedGagdget: Last week at CES, South San Francisco based Profusa showed off an upcoming injectable sensor that can be used to continuously monitor oxygen levels in tissue. Measuring only 3-5 millimeters long and a tiny 500 microns in diameter, the biosensor can be injected into tissue with just a hypodermic needle. It consists of […]
Future Diabetes Gadgets, as Seen at CES 2016
Article published by Healthline: Going a step beyond the Bewell concept was something called the Lumee, a new universal biosensor unveiled at CES by San Francisco startup Profusa. This is a single sensor that will continuously monitor a variety of body chemistry stats, including glucose and oxygen levels, heart rate, respiration and more, and securely transmit the data anywhere via […]
The hair-thin implant that could end finger-prick blood tests
Article published by The Mail On Sunday: An implant that could save diabetic patients from the discomfort of regular blood tests has been unveiled by scientists at the Consumer Electronics Show. The biosensor, a few millimetres long and thinner than a human hair, is made from a ‘smart’ gel which contains hundreds of microscopic pores. Once injected beneath the […]
Beyond Fitness Trackers At CES: Tiny Wearable Biosensor Continuously Monitors Your Body Chemistry
Article published by Forbes: Imagine, throughout your day, you could know exactly what your body chemistry was up to. More specifically, imagine if the information from your body could instantly go to your doctor and he could make a diagnosis of what your body was doing or what was wrong. It’s nearly here. Today at CES 2016, […]
Profusa Unveils First Biointegrated Sensors for Long-term Continuous Monitoring of Body Chemistry
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Biointegrated sensors for long-term, continuous tracking of body chemistry may make health and disease monitoring as easy as turning on your smart phone. Unveiled today by Profusa, Inc., of South San Francisco, Calif., tiny bioengineered biosensors will soon enable real-time detection of our body’s unique chemistry, providing actionable, […]
Profusa at CES 2016 | Demo Recording
Live demonstration of Profusa’s biointegrated sensors at The CES Digital Health Summit on Friday, January 8, 2016.