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Fitbit Launches Low-Cost Emergency Ventilator 'Fitbit Flow' for COVID-19 Patients By Techtonic group Smart wearables maker,  Fitbit, has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator called 'Fitbit Flow' . The device has obtained Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for use during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the company announced Wednesday. The device builds on standard resuscitator bags, like those used by paramedics. It also uses sophisticated sensors and alarms that work together to support automated compressions and patient monitoring, the company said. According to an official press release, the Fitbit Flow is inspired by the MIT E-Vent Design Toolbox and is based on specifications for Rapidly Manufactured Ventilation Systems. The company says it consulted with Oregon Health & Science University and the Mass General Bringham Center on its design and development. Fitbit is also working...

Fitbit Working on the Algorithm to Detect Early Signs of COVID-19 By Techtonic group As the threat of the Coronavirus continues to rise, many companies are lending their resources to help fight the crisis. We have seen major companies like  Apple ,  Google , and  Facebook  come up with different ways to fight the pandemic. Now, popular fitness-tracker-maker, Fitbit has come up with a new study to find out whether their wearables can detect COVID-19 before symptoms arise. We saw earlier that the  Google-owned company  was  planning to make ventilators  to replenish the shortage of medical supplies. Now, the company recently  announced  that it is using its wearable devices in research studies by Stanford Healthcare Innovations Lab to find out  if they can develop an apt algorithm to detect the early onset of infectious diseases like COVID-19 or the flu . The "Fitbit COVID-19 Study" is integrated right in the Fitbit app fo...

Fitbit Planning to Build Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients By Techtonic group Fitbit is reportedly  working on manufacturing emergency ventilators  in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. The company's proposal will be submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the coming days. "There was a lot of concern about the shortage of ventilators and we realized we had expertise already around the supply chain,"  Fitbit CEO James Park told  CNBC . To accelerate the process, Fitbit would submit its plans under FDA's emergency use authorization. In case you're unaware, emergency use authorization allows the FDA to approve the use of unapproved products in medical emergencies, which in this case is COVID-19. The company further proposed that it is ready to manufacture ventilators to meet the increasing demand not only in the U.S. but in other parts of the world as well. As per a spokesperson quoted by  CNBC , Fitbit will  join hands with an e...