Fitbit’s blood pressure technology could be closer than we thought after it filed a patent for a special wearable sensor. The patent outlines a pressure sensor in the display, which mimics a blood ...

Hybrid device: A diagram of the layers in the new soft pressure sensor. (Courtesy: University of Texas at Austin) Wearable pressure sensors are commonly used in medicine to track vital signs, and in ...

Flexible pressure sensors can detect subtle mechanical stimuli, making them suitable for use in wearable sensors for human health monitoring and motion analysis. However, current sensors suffer from ...

Blood pressure monitoring, now part of daily life, has mostly been achieved with bulky and mechanical cuff-based medical devices. That’s changing with the availability of solid-state blood-pressure ...

This application note presents the two main types of blood pressure monitors, various measurement techniques, the functions of electrical components, and some crucial aspects that designers must ...

Monitoring your health is always important, now perhaps more than ever. To make that a little easier, Lava introduced a featurephone with a built in heart rate and blood pressure sensor. The ...

A new device could improve how blood pressure is measured, according to NHS researchers. A team at University College London showed a sensor worn on the wrist could measure the pressure of blood ...

Lava just unveiled the world’s first phone with a heart rate and blood pressure sensor. The Lava Pulse is the India-based company’s newest feature phone that enables its user to measure their heart ...