Strados Labs has developed a wearable device that senses lung sounds in patients with asthma, COPD, and other respiratory disorders. The startup, which has FDA clearance and a growing list of customers, was judged the winner in the Pitch Perfect competition at MedCity News’ recent INVEST Digital Health conference.
By FRANK VINLUAN
For decades, the standard way to monitor the heart of a patient at home was the Holter monitor, a bulky yet portable device that records electrical signals. Heart monitoring has advanced with smaller, wearable devices that offer more features than the Holter, but capturing lung sounds hasn’t gone much further than the stethoscope.