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Start-Up Spotlight: Hemonitor, Continuous Bloodflow Monitoring With Ultrasound

 
• By Catherine Longworth

Israeli start-up Hemonitor Medical is hoping to make waves with a new hemodynamic monitor that uses an ultrasound patch technology to continuously monitor blood flow in ICU patients or patients in surgery. The company is the first start-up to be taken in by MindUP, Israel's first digital health incubator and a joint partnership between Medtronic, IBM, Pitango Venture Capital, Rambam Hospital and the Impact First investment fund.

Start-up Spotlight

The crucial need for a less-invasive method of measuring cardiac output has long been the focus of development for medical device companies. The current gold standard, thermodilution, involves inserting a thermistor-tipped catheter into the pulmonary artery via a peripheral vein. While effective, this technique of measuring cardiac output is invasive and not without risks. The high cost associated with the procedure also restricts healthcare professionals from measuring the cardiac output of every patient entering ICU or sedated in surgery.

One Israeli start-up, Hemonitor, is developing a new non-invasive solution - a hemodynamic monitor that uses a wearable ultrasound patch technology for continuous monitoring of blood flow. "There have been...

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