Develops a wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound device that provides real-time hemodynamic assessments by measuring carotid arterial pulse metrics. This technology enables clinicians to optimize fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients, improving decision-making speed and accuracy in high-pressure environments like sepsis and septic shock management.
Funding
$38.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
In critical care settings like sepsis and septic shock management, timely and accurate hemodynamic assessments are crucial for effective fluid resuscitation. Traditional Doppler ultrasound methods, while effective, can be delayed in high-pressure clinical environments, impacting timely decision-making.
Solution
Flosonics Medical offers FloPatch, a wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound device that provides clinicians with real-time hemodynamic assessments. The device is worn on the patient's neck and assesses the carotid arterial pulse, offering insights into cardiac performance and fluid responsiveness. By wirelessly transmitting data to a secure mobile application, FloPatch enables clinicians to make confident, data-driven decisions, optimizing fluid resuscitation and preventing potentially harmful interventions. This technology improves patient safety and enhances care efficiency by providing a simple, fast, and consistent method for measuring changes in blood flow and heart function related to IV fluid volume.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes clinicians in acute care settings, particularly those managing critically ill patients with conditions like sepsis, septic shock, and congestive heart failure, as well as emergency departments and ICUs.
Features
- Wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound device for hands-free hemodynamic assessments
- Real-time monitoring of carotid arterial pulse metrics, including Corrected Flow Time (FTc) and Velocity Time Integral (VTI)
- Wireless data transmission to a secure iOS mobile application
- Live Doppler spectrogram view for clinicians to follow arterial blood velocity
- Measurement tools to quantify hemodynamic changes in response to interventions
- Bluetooth connectivity for analyzing trending data without wires and attachments
- FDA-cleared for use by trained healthcare providers