Shirt of the future - with real value
Move over Ralph Lauren – and the rest of the fashion world should take notice. A company in Ventura, CA, VivoMetrics, has developed a futuristic shirt (LifeShirt® ) that can remotely monitor vital life signs providing physicians with a picture of a patient’s health status regardless of where the patient might be - outside of traditional clinic or hospital settings. The LifeShirt has been used to collect data in everyday settings such as people’s homes, schools and in such harsh and inaccessible environments as the International Space Station and Antarctica. Top that Ralph!
LifeShirt may not be as fashionable as other designer garments, but scientists have used it to conduct ground-breaking research across a wide range of disease states including congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis and sleep disordered breathing. That’s real value for your money!
According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), there are an estimated 75 million Baby Boomers in the United States, with the oldest of the generation having turned 60 in 2006. As a group, they are not only concerned about maintaining their own healthy, active lifestyles, but also with keeping their aging parents safe, healthy and secure. Baby Boomers will play a key role in driving the growth relating to this type of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) technology which helps them and their parents remain independent and maintain high-quality lives. By the year 2012, the RPM market is expected to exceed $8 billion globally and serve over seven million patients in the United States and Europe alone.
With a shortage of healthcare workers, rising healthcare costs, and increased rates of chronic diseases in the US, these smart shirts can reduced unplanned hospitalizations and emergency visits.
Now where can I get one of these shirts?
For more information, you can visit VivoMetrics web site.
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