Company:Azoi
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Azoi was a company that made medical devices for consumers. The company was founded in 2011 by Hamish Patel,[1] Juned Munshi and Ami Karnik.[2] It is based in San Francisco .[3] A prototype of Azoi's first product, Wello, was unveiled when the company launched on March 6, 2014.[4]
Wello is an iPhone cover with built-in circuitry and sensors that is able to track a variety of vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen level, body temperature and ECG.[5] Lung function can also be measured using an add-on spirograph, which clips onto the side of the case using magnets.[5] The thin[6] case connects to an iPhone via Bluetooth 4.0 in order to send the data it collects to a companion mobile app,[7] which presents a user’s vital statistics as a set of numbers and graphs, charting daily, weekly and monthly readings.[5] The technology for Wello is contained in a removable card. On the day that Wello was announced, Azoi opened pre-orders in United States as well as Canada , China, India , Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom and across the EU.[8]
The product received a positive response by technology experts such as TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington, who noted that "of all the health tracking gadgets out there, Wello looks to be the first that offers a more comprehensive look at your internal workings in a package that's incredibly convenient and portable".[6] A number of press articles, including those by The Daily Telegraph[4] compared Wello to the Tricorder – a device used by medical staff in Star Trek to remotely scan patients for a diagnosis.
Azoi operates in the rapidly growing digital health market. Investment in digital health startups reached $1.97 billion in 2013, a 39 percent growth from 2012.[9]
References
- ↑ Saxena, Anupam (March 6, 2014). "Azoi launches Wello smartphone case at Rs 12,350". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/mobiles/Azoi-launches-Wello-smartphone-case-at-Rs-12350/articleshow/31530638.cms. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ Pai, Aditi (March 10, 2014). "Azoi unveils thermometer-equipped, pulse-ox, and ECG-sensing smartphone case, Wello". Mobihealthnews. http://mobihealthnews.com/30767/azoi-unveils-thermometer-equipped-pulse-ox-and-ecg-sensing-smartphone-case-wello/. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ Sawant, Nimish (March 10, 2014). "Interview: Azoi co-founder Ami Karnik talks about Wello health tracker and the India strategy". Tech2. http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/interview-co-founder-ami-karnik-azoi-inc-talks-health-tracking-wello-fits-219681.html. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sparkes, Matthew (March 6, 2014). "iPhone case makes Star Trek's tricorder a reality". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10679840/iPhone-case-makes-Star-Treks-tricorder-a-reality.html. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Gibbs, Samuel (March 21, 2014). "Hands on with Wello, the heart monitoring iPhone case - in pictures". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2014/mar/21/wello-heart-monitoring-iphone-case-in-pictures. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Etherington, Darrell (March 6, 2014). "Wello One-Ups The Galaxy S5 With A Slim, Sensor-Laden Health Tracking iPhone Case". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/06/wello-health-sensor-iphone-case/. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ Colon, Alex (March 5, 2014). "This iPhone case can read your blood pressure". Gigaom. http://gigaom.com/2014/03/05/this-iphone-case-can-read-your-blood-pressure/. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ Price, Emily (March 6, 2014). "'Wello' iPhone case can track your blood pressure, temperature and more". Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/2014/03/06/wello/. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Rock Health: $1.97B invested in digital health startups in 2013". http://mobihealthnews.com/28361/rock-health-1-97b-invested-in-digital-health-startups-in-2013/.
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