| Developers: | Empatica |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | February, 2018 |
| Branches: | Pharmaceutics, medicine, health care |
2018: Beginning of sales
In February, 2018 the DOTmed.com portal told about the Embrace smartwatch from Empatica company which warns about approach of an attack of epilepsy in advance. At the beginning of February, 2018 the device was approved to use by Management on supervision of quality of foodstuff and medicines of the USA (FDA) after in 2017 received a quality label of CE from the European agency on medicines.[1]
Embrace have the moisture-proof body from anodized aluminum on which the role of the dial executes a circle with illumination. As it appears from the description on the website of the producer, the processor, memory, the module Bluetooth, the accelerometer, a gyroscope, sensors measuring elektrodermalny activity (EDA) and temperature of a surface of skin are provided in the device with a touch control. The lithium-pol cell which total charge lasts for 30 business hours is responsible for a power supply.[2]
As well as many other smartwatch, Embrace keeps track of physical activity of the user and a phase of a dream, plus using the patented Empatica technology the device is capable to measure the level of a stress and to register signs of an epileptic attack. In case of disturbing symptoms the device through the integrated smartphone sends the notification to parents, trustees or the user's friends specified as contact persons.
the Embrace smartwatch passed clinical trials with participation of 135 patients with epilepsy during whom the efficiency of the device was proved. The gadget managed to register in advance all 40 attacks about which approach specialists learned using video EEG of monitoring.
The advantage of the device is recognized also by owners. By words Morgan McGrath, in November, 2016 Embrace actually saved it life, having called to the aid physicians: the woman had a cruel attack lasting more than 40 minutes because of which she was placed in resuscitation.
The Embrace smartwatch which is initially released within the crowdfunding campaign in 2015 is available on sale on the website of the producer at the price of 249 US dollars now.[3]
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