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03-06-2020, 05:44 AM
Jewel Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator Could Help Prevent Sudden Cardiac Deaths
https://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jewel-defibrillator.jpgIn the United States sudden cardiac death (SCD) claims 325,000 lives every year. SCDs are due to abnormalities in the conducting system of the cardiac tissue, resulting in arrhythmias, and can often occur after cardiac surgeries and other treatments. SCDs are medical emergencies, as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation must be administered as soon as possible. Unfortunately, SCDs have a high mortality rate because they don’t always occur in settings with readily available medical assistance.
Element Science hopes to change that. The SanFrancisco-based company’s initial product, the Jewel Patch WearableCardioverter Defibrillator, is a low-profile personal defibrillator designed todetect and treat life-threatening arrhythmias. The device is designed to be discreetand easy-to-use, according to the company.
The company’s initial market is patients who have a temporarilyelevated risk for sudden cardiac death, such as those who have recently undergonetreatment for heart failure or other cardiac conditions. According to the company,this encompasses over 500,000 patients in the US every year. In particular, thecompany hopes that the Jewel device will play a role in helping patientstransition from hospital to home.
The company was founded in 2011 by President and CEOUday Kumar, MD, an electrophysiologist by training. He was previously anentrepreneur-in-residence at Third Rock, co-founded the cardiac monitoringcompany iRhythm Technologies, and currently serves as a faculty member at StanfordUniversity’s Byers Center for Biodesign.
Element Science recently announced (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200303005348/en/Element-Science-Raises-145.6-million-Series-Financing) that it has raised $145.6 million in a series C round led by Deerfield Healthcare and Qiming Venture Partners USA. The company hopes the funding will bring the product through clinical testing and commercial launch.
“Our next-generation digital wearable is a unique breakthrough in personalized digital healthcare based on years of extensive research and testing,” said Kumar in the statement. “Given the broad potential for the Jewel platform to save and improve the lives of patients worldwide, we welcome the strong support of this impressive consortium of investors.”
Learn more at Element Science’s homepage… (https://www.elementscience.com/)
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https://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jewel-defibrillator.jpgIn the United States sudden cardiac death (SCD) claims 325,000 lives every year. SCDs are due to abnormalities in the conducting system of the cardiac tissue, resulting in arrhythmias, and can often occur after cardiac surgeries and other treatments. SCDs are medical emergencies, as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation must be administered as soon as possible. Unfortunately, SCDs have a high mortality rate because they don’t always occur in settings with readily available medical assistance.
Element Science hopes to change that. The SanFrancisco-based company’s initial product, the Jewel Patch WearableCardioverter Defibrillator, is a low-profile personal defibrillator designed todetect and treat life-threatening arrhythmias. The device is designed to be discreetand easy-to-use, according to the company.
The company’s initial market is patients who have a temporarilyelevated risk for sudden cardiac death, such as those who have recently undergonetreatment for heart failure or other cardiac conditions. According to the company,this encompasses over 500,000 patients in the US every year. In particular, thecompany hopes that the Jewel device will play a role in helping patientstransition from hospital to home.
The company was founded in 2011 by President and CEOUday Kumar, MD, an electrophysiologist by training. He was previously anentrepreneur-in-residence at Third Rock, co-founded the cardiac monitoringcompany iRhythm Technologies, and currently serves as a faculty member at StanfordUniversity’s Byers Center for Biodesign.
Element Science recently announced (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200303005348/en/Element-Science-Raises-145.6-million-Series-Financing) that it has raised $145.6 million in a series C round led by Deerfield Healthcare and Qiming Venture Partners USA. The company hopes the funding will bring the product through clinical testing and commercial launch.
“Our next-generation digital wearable is a unique breakthrough in personalized digital healthcare based on years of extensive research and testing,” said Kumar in the statement. “Given the broad potential for the Jewel platform to save and improve the lives of patients worldwide, we welcome the strong support of this impressive consortium of investors.”
Learn more at Element Science’s homepage… (https://www.elementscience.com/)
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