The startup has developed an insertable cardiac device that continuously monitors atrial fibrillation (AFIB) and heart failure progression by transmitting encrypted cardiac data to a smartphone through a skin-embedded monitoring tool. This technology aims to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations by providing real-time health insights for patients.
Funding
$16.5M 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
Managing chronic heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation, is challenging, leading to frequent hospitalizations and high healthcare costs. Current monitoring solutions often lack the continuous, comprehensive data needed for proactive intervention and personalized treatment adjustments.
Solution
Future Cardia offers an insertable cardiac monitoring system that provides continuous, multi-sensor data on heart rhythms, sounds, pressure, and patient activity. The system uses a minimally invasive procedure to implant a small device under the skin, offering a long-term monitoring solution with high patient compliance. The device transmits encrypted cardiac data to a smartphone application, enabling real-time health insights for both patients and physicians. This data-driven approach facilitates early detection of worsening conditions, reduces unnecessary hospitalizations, and improves the management of cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and hospitals focused on improving the management of patients with heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias.
Features
- Under-the-skin implantable device for continuous cardiac monitoring
- Multi-sensor data collection: ECG for heart rhythms, PCG for heart sounds, SCG for cardiac pressure, and accelerometer for activity
- Wireless data transmission to a secure smartphone application
- Long-term monitoring with a 2-year battery life
- Minimally invasive insertion procedure
- Data-driven insights for proactive intervention and personalized treatment