WearME
The first wearable multimodal physiological monitor
Stroke and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are closely linked illnesses affecting millions of Americans daily. Over 16.4 million people in the U.S. suffer from COPD, and more than 800,000 people experience a stroke each year – approximately one every 40 seconds. Strokes are the leading cause of permanent disability and significantly contribute to rising healthcare costs nationwide.
With such pressing issues emphasized further by the COVID-19 pandemic, LASARRUS (Limb Activation Stimulation And Robotic Rehabilitation Unencumbered Services) came to us to for support in the innovation of WearME, the world’s first wearable multimodal physiological device for self-monitoring COPD symptoms and building a healthier, active lifestyle.
Harbor Designs and Manufacturing’s supports LASARRUS as an extension of their core team with engineering, prototyping, and production of both LASARRUS’s wearable devices and purpose designed athletic garments.
Creating the 4-in-1 solution to fitness and health
Physical therapists enhance quality of life by helping patients restore their muscle function and movement after surgery, stroke or prolonged hospital stay. However, with only 95 physical therapists per 100,000 people (American Physical Therapy Association, 2020), they face limited capacity and time to adequately monitor patients. A significant portion of a PT’s job involves documenting patient progress by measuring vital signs, body position, muscle strength and improving overall outcomes.
WearME intuitive patient mobile application in action.
WearME takes out the repetitive tasks from physical therapists, freeing them to focus more on direct patient care. Additionally, patients who need or prefer remote monitoring at home can opt to use the device instead.
LASARRUS WearME in colors blue, white and black.
WearME is a versatile 4-in-1 IoT solution that functions as an EKG monitor, digital stethoscope, temperature sensor, and motion tracker. Each WearME sensor not only tracks body posture and temperature but also monitors heart and lung functions, detecting breathing anomalies in real-time.
This comprehensive approach quantifies airflow obstructions, identifies early signs of COPD exacerbations, helps prevent patient readmissions and the expensive healthcare expenses that come with it.
WearME Basic includes one or more WearME device, a customized jacket and a mobile application.
Lasarrus has introduced WearME-Basic, a comprehensive IoT system for remote monitoring using multiple devices. This system includes WearME devices that come with custom jackets, an intuitive patient mobile application featuring your avatar that acts as your data interpreter and personal trainer, a provider dashboard, and a HIPAA-compliant networking backend for a reliable and high-quality experience.
WearME is designed to be light, compact and discreet for patient comfort. Designed for use both on-the-go and at home, WearME devices feature an encrypted wireless body mesh network, eliminating the need for a Wi-Fi connection. Patients have to simply turn on the devices, insert them in a strap or the device’s customized jacket and begin their exercise or daily physical therapy.
“When you get a little older, sometimes technology can be tricky, but WearME is very intuitive.”
A steadfast mission for a healthier nation that breathes easier
WearME has become a solution to multiple challenges, attracting significant investment from companies like Intel and esteemed institutions like the National Science Foundation. The NSF funding supported the development of the telehealth device aiming to substantially reduce healthcare and labor costs associated with neurological rehabilitation for stroke patients.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, LASARRUS stepped up by developing a method to detect the virus based on data extracted from cough and breathing sounds, as detailed in their published IEEE paper. Utilizing WearME's acoustic sensors, they achieved an impressive 80% classification accuracy for COVID-19 diagnosis.
The company has also recently secured its second funding from TEDCO (Maryland Technology Development Corporation), further solidifying their dedication to supporting COPD patients and physicians not only in Baltimore, Maryland, but across the entire USA.
To learn more and pre-order devices, check out their over subscribed campaign on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1288458422/wearme-your-advanced-wearable-companion
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