Valencell announces a new device designed to measure blood pressure in less
than a minute using a small probe on the middle finger.
BY BILL HENSLEY
At CES 2023, Valencell, an innovator in digital health solutions with a focus on chronic disease management, announced plans to launch a product line in the digital health sector. The company is leading with its new solution to help people monitor and manage hypertension by combining a fingertip device to measure blood pressure with an app to record the measurement, without the need for a cuff or calibration.
The device is designed to measure blood pressure in less than a minute using a small probe on the middle finger. Sensors within the device use reflected light to measure blood flow patterns. Blood pressure will be calculated using proprietary AI algorithms developed from datasets of more than 7,000 patients, combined with the wearer’s physical characteristics (age, weight, gender, height). The diastolic and systolic results are then displayed on the device’s built-in screen and transmitted to the app via Bluetooth.
The fingertip device, currently pending FDA clearance, is a first step in delivering this portfolio of digital therapeutics. According to Dr. Steven LeBoeuf, President and Co-Founder of Valencell, “beginning with the number one silent killer, hypertension, Valencell is developing digital health solutions that take out all the friction and barriers to capturing and acting on health data to help make it easier for people to take control over their health, live longer, healthier and more productive lives.”
The new device has been designed as a stand-alone blood pressure monitor, but Valencell claims that when paired with the accompanying app it has the potential to become a powerful tool to help manage hypertension. The mobile app will track and store readings and allow users to set reminders to take their blood pressure. Users will also have the ability to view trends over time, track the frequency of their measurements, download the data, and to share the data — a key element in the “living in place” intelligent home lifestyle for our aging parents and friends.