Emergency Medical Technologies Release: Wrist-Worn Pulse Sensor Shows Promise

Emergency Medical Technologies (EMT), maker of a wireless watch sensor called the Wriskwatch, recently published a single-blinded, phase I study in the journal Heart Rhythm to evaluate their device as a detector of pulselessness, reports iMedicalApps. The Wriskwatch includes a motion sensor and a pulse sensor designed to identify a patient in cardiac arrest, and features built-in fall detection and a panic button. The Wriskwatch has not yet received FDA clearance.