Wellness and Health Promotion. Scanadu Scout

Scanadu Scout™, of Scanadu,a scanner packed with sensors that enables anyone to conduct sophisticated physical exams — in a snap. The device, called a Scout, is a handheld, disc-shaped sensor that when placed against the forehead for 10 seconds, will monitor vital signs, including temperature, respiratory rate, blood oxygenation, heart rate, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Additionally, it performs an electrocardiogram and assesses “stress” as a custom metric. The Scout transmits these data to an integrated smartphone app that can record, track, and analyze vital signs providing a single “comprehensive healthfeed” for multiple users.

Simply place the Scanadu Scout™ to the forehead. As if it is reading your mind, the Scanadu Scout™ detects problems early. It potentially decreases hospital readmissions, and the costs of managing chronic conditions for patients and insurance companies alike. Yep, all that just by placing it on your forehead. Imagine all the other possibilities.

Scanadu Scout™ measures, analyses, and tracks your vitals. It’s no accident that doctor visits start with checking your vital signs. Scanadu Scout™ provides you with access to valuable data which your body provides every day. Don’t let that precious information get lost; use Scanadu Scout™ to analyze, track, and trend your vitals with unprecedented simplicity.

Finally, information about our body is not locked away inside the walls of a hospital.
Your body’s information where it belongs: in your hands. Share it with your doctor and others to take health conversations – and discoveries – to a new level. Learn ways that different people, locations, activities, foods, beverages, and medicines affect your body. Sick or well. Discover connections. Watch trends. Spot side effects. Catch problems early. And track them. Get healthier.

Da Vinci

  • Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) needs some help, stat. Its shares have been down 15% in early trading. Intuitive makes the Da Vinci surgical robot. It now expects quarterly revenue of $575 million, when expectations had been for $630 million, so we’re talking nearly a 10% shortfall. The drop is due in part to negligence lawsuits stemming from use of Da Vinci. Prior to the losses we’re seeing this morning, Intuitive’s shares were right about where they started the year, up just half a percent.Source:  Priceline Ascends; WD-40 Spikes; Intuitive Surgical and Natus Medical Tank By  Hot Stock Minute. Yahoo Finance. July, 9.
  • Jury rejects claim in robotic surgery lawsuit. A jury in Port Orchard has ruled in favor of the maker of a surgical robot in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. The family of Fred Taylor claimed Intuitive Surgical was negligent in the training of the doctor involved in the 2008 surgery that went bad. The operation, at Harrison Hospital in Silverdale, to remove Taylor’s prostate used the da Vinci robotic surgical system. The retiree suffered multiple complications during and after the 14-hour surgery. Taylor died in 2012. Taylor’s family claimed the company’s warnings and the surgeon’s training in the use of the da Vinci system were inadequate, but the 12-person jury found no negligence and rejected a claim for more than $8 million. The family previously settled with the hospital and the surgeon, who is still practicing but not using the robotic system. The da Vinci uses 3-D cameras and magnified, high-definition displays to allow a surgeon to use foot pedal and hand controls to maneuver surgical tools attached to robotic arms. Nationwide, attorneys estimate that patients have filed 2,000 claims involving the da Vinci surgical machine but this case was believed to be the first to go to trial. Source:  Jury rejects claim in robotic surgery lawsuit My Northwest BY TIM HAECK on May 23, 2013 @ 2:00 pm (Updated: 2:17 pm – 5/23/13 )