Respiration develops digital tools to improve diagnosis and management of lung disease, aiming to transform how the condition is treated worldwide. Their LungLink medical app provides clinicians with real-time lung function monitoring and data-driven insights to support patient care, integrating seamlessly into existing healthcare workflows.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Clinicians often lack timely, continuous pulmonary data for patients with chronic lung disease, making it difficult to detect early deterioration and adjust treatment before hospitalization is required. Traditional in‑person visits and fragmented data sources delay decision‑making and can lead to higher readmission rates.
Solution
Respiration’s LungLink medical app delivers real‑time remote monitoring of key respiratory metrics directly to clinicians’ workflows. The platform aggregates data from connected inhaler sensors and home spirometry devices, presenting it alongside evidence‑based treatment guidelines and decision‑support alerts. By highlighting trends and flagging deviations from recommended thresholds, LungLink enables providers to intervene earlier, personalize therapy, and coordinate care across the care team. Integrated reporting tools streamline documentation and can be linked to electronic health record systems, supporting more efficient patient management and reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions.
Target Audience
Primary users are pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, and primary‑care physicians managing chronic lung disease, as well as health systems seeking to implement remote monitoring programs for their respiratory patients.
Features
- Continuous collection of pulmonary function data (e.g., FEV1, peak flow) from FDA‑cleared home devices
- Automated alerts when measurements cross guideline‑defined risk thresholds
- Clinical decision‑support dashboards that overlay real‑time data with evidence‑based treatment pathways
- Secure, HIPAA‑compliant data transmission and storage with role‑based access controls
- Integration APIs for common electronic health record platforms to sync patient records automatically
- Patient engagement module that provides medication reminders and education resources