Biometric sensors

Published 2014-04

Products and services using Biometric sensors are generally available around 2015

Verdict

hitTwo blind graders agree (D7, rule D37). The auditor agent confirmed it (D11).

Grader A: hit
Grader B: hit
agrees with A, without seeing its verdict
Audit: confirmed
in the fixed audit sample (D11)
Published: hit

Grader A: hit

Apple Watch (April 2015) shipped an optical heart-rate sensor synced to phones; Dexcom connected glucose monitors and Fitbit trackers were also sold by then.

Test: D37 Horizons: connected biometric sensors buyable by ordinary consumers or patients by 2017 (earlier counts).

Apple Watch (Wikipedia) (2015-04-24): First Apple Watch released with a built-in optical heart-rate sensor.

Grader B: hit

Dexcom G5 CGM sending glucose readings to smartphones was FDA-approved in 2015; connected heart-rate wearables and remote patient monitoring services were sold by then.

Test: Remote biometric sensing products could be bought by consumers or providers by 2017 (earlier counts).

Dexcom (2015): Dexcom G5 Mobile CGM transmitting readings to smartphones approved and sold from 2015.

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All captured fields

id: hz-2014-029
category: Health technologies
kind: technology
target year: 2015
placed year: 2015
milestones: {"scientifically_viable":2014,"mainstream":2015,"financially_viable":2015}
confidence: high
note: Numbered dot (mainstream point) at 2014.9, on the 2015 line (read as 2015). Bar from 2013.7 to 2014.9: scientifically viable ~2014, financially viable ~2015. The bar reaches the inner edge of the grid (~2014), so scientific viability may be at or before the chart start. Sub-area: Diagnostics.