AliveCor

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By  Emily Olsen 06:20 pm December 22, 2022
The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Thursday that Apple Watches with ECG functionality violate two AliveCor patents, but the agency put an import ban on hold. The ITC issued a limited exclusion order prohibiting further imports and a cease and desist order against Apple. It also set a bond of $2 per unit imported or sold during the Presidential review period. However, enforcement of...
A man using a smartwatch in an office.
By  Emily Olsen 12:23 pm December 7, 2022
Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional comment from AliveCor. Apple notched a win against AliveCor, a medical device company that makes personal ECGs, in a long-running battle over wearable heart-monitoring technology. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board determined on Tuesday that three AliveCor patents regarding the detection of heart...
A piggy bank next to a stethoscope and a pile of coins.
By  Emily Olsen 01:02 pm August 17, 2022
Nurse staffing marketplace Incredible Health scooped up $80 million in Series B funding, boosting the startup's valuation to $1.65 billion. The round was led by Base10 Partners, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Obvious Ventures, Rethink Impact, Stardust Equity, 444 Capital Fund, Workday co-CEO Chano Fernandez and professional basketball player Andre Iguodala. The startup announced a $...
Patient taking their blood pressure while on a video call with a provider
By  Emily Olsen 01:13 pm May 4, 2022
Personal ECG maker AliveCor launched its own heart health management and coaching program for employers, health plans and health systems dubbed KardiaComplete. The program will include monitoring through the company's KardiaMobile 6L personal ECG and Omron’s Evolv blood pressure cuff, a care team that works with a patient's primary care provider and health coaching that can assist with lifestyle...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:04 pm February 11, 2022
Digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health has hired Dr. Vijay Yanamadala as chief medical officer.  Yanamadala is a spinal neurosurgeon and currently serves as systemwide medical director of spine quality and surgical optimization at Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut. "Similar to my clinical approach, SWORD meets patients where they are to provide solutions focused on strong outcomes....
AliveCor screen
By  Laura Lovett 11:27 am February 1, 2022
AliveCor is rolling out a new credit-card-size personal ECG called the KardiaMobile Card. The technology, which landed FDA clearance in November, is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds. The Bluetooth-backed technology is able to pair with a smartphone and detect six types of arrhythmias including; AFIB, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, PVCs, Sinus Rhythm with SVE and Sinus Rhythm with Wide QRS...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:50 pm January 11, 2022
Cityblock Health, a tech-enabled provider startup aimed at the Medicaid and low-income Medicare populations, named Dr. Kameron Matthews as chief health officer.  Matthews comes to Cityblock from the Veterans Health Administration, where she served as chief medical officer. She’s also a cofounder of nonprofit Tour for Diversity in Medicine, which connects aspiring physicians and dentists from...
KardiaMobile 6L being used.
By  Mallory Hackett 11:42 am April 22, 2021
Personal electrocardiogram maker AliveCor is seeking to ban U.S. sales of Apple Watches after claims that the tech giant infringed on its patented technology. The company announced this week it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Apple breached patent laws on three of AliveCor’s patented devices. AliveCor asserts that Apple knowingly copied its...
Pharma, digital
By  Laura Lovett 02:50 pm February 16, 2021
Pharma giant AstraZeneca is teaming up with AliveCor, maker of artificial intelligence-enabled personal ECG devices, in an effort to study new ways of managing cardio, renal and metabolic issues. The partnership will revolve around AliveCor’s Kardia-K AI, which is designed to analyze ECGs in order to measure a patient’s potassium levels without needing to draw blood from the patient. Specifically...
The company hopes that its more descriptive reports will distinguish the personal ECG offering from others limited to atrial fibrillation detection alone.
By  Dave Muoio 01:50 pm February 1, 2021
AliveCor has updated the capabilities of its mobile ECG devices to identify three additional types of heart conditions, the company announced today. Sinus rhythm with supraventricular ectopy (SVE), sinus rhythm with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and sinus rhythm with wide QRS are now all on the table of AliveCor's KardiaMobile line of ECG devices, which already detected atrial...