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Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 17, 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter sale of hearing aids for those with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Imagine if the Digital Health technologists had to deal with the FDA to get you a tool like the Apple Watch’s health features approved in 2018 , the equivalent of 10 minutes after the watch was announced.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
DECEMBER 28, 2022
If an older adult us impacted, the older device stops working. Congress ordered the FDA to approve this in 2017. The hearing aid manufacturers, already consolidating down to five, kept their prices so high ($3500 per uninsured ear) until 2022, while lobbying the FDA (no doubt with nit-picking detail). The high price?
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
JANUARY 25, 2023
Sixty-two percent of US adults as of January 2023 are using voice assistants on any device (including in-car, in-ear, at-drive-thru). Future growth of that category may slow due to market saturation or possible innovation cutbacks from vendors like Amazon and Google. Voice assistants and hearing aids.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JANUARY 13, 2021
It also features ITRI's LPMS (Low Power Microwave Sensor) technology, which passed the FDA-level electromagnetic wave radiation EMC/EMI test by the IEC60601-1/IEC60606-2 regulation." If a high-impact all is detected, FallCall's US-based medical monitoring service is automatically contacted* and will send emergency services if needed.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JUNE 25, 2018
FDA – Making the definitional matter worse. The widely quoted definition of hearing aids comes from the US Food and Drug Administration: “Any wearable instrument or device designed for, offered for the purpose of, or represented as aiding persons with or compensating for, impaired hearing…only available from licensed providers.”
Insulin Nation
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
Princeton researcher Claire Gmachl has announced that her laser glucose monitor meets FDA requirements for accuracy, putting it on par with monitor devices now on the market. Although Abbott officials say they are bringing the device to the US marketplace, they didn’t share their timeline for seeking FDA approval. Treatment'
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JANUARY 17, 2019
Friends, family, and business colleagues all expect to be able to reach us in seconds. It’s an analog watch that can also measure electrocardiograms, and it is currently pending FDA clearance." VoiceBuds® use the latest digital technology to make speech more clear. Today we are more connected electronically than ever before.
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