Remote Monitoring during Rehabilitation

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Remote monitoring of patients engaged in rehabilitation programs offers the potential of maximizing clinical outcomes and minimizing costs. With initial funding from a Coulter Translational Research Partnership in Biomedical Engineering and from the Washington Research Foundation, JointMetrix Medical LLC has developed a prototype system that monitors joint motion and recognizes patient activity for an entire day in the patient's own environment. Through the use of Smartphone technology, the data will be automatically uploaded via a patient-friendly App to an established IDTF (Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility - eCardio) where a report to the rehabilitation team can be generated. The company has also recruited a seasoned management team with extensive high-level experience in remote monitoring and has already attracted interest from two major companies engaged in providing implants to treat patients with osteoarthritis. In this Phase I proposal we seek funds for