“The Makani Science breathing sensor offers the promise to continuously monitor a patient’s pulmonary function – respiratory rate, tidal volume and minute ventilation – wirelessly and noninvasively.
"It is a simple, direct and intuitive way to know how the patient is breathing.”
Dr. Steve Yun,
Western University of Health Sciences, American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
The Clinical Need
Why do we exist?
Market Opportunity
Global market for respiratory
monitoring devices⁴
(pulse oximetry, capnography, spirometry, peak flow meters)
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Exponential growth of outpatient medical and dental procedures using mild or moderate sedation
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Frequent use of powerful opioids for post-operative pain management
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Aging population afflicted by chronic conditions, such as obesity and cardiovascular disease, that is at higher risk for sedation-related respiratory failure
What Do We Do?
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We are building a new innovative sensor to make respiratory monitoring accessible to both medical and non-medical needs
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It is a wearable patch sensor that continuously monitors breathing – respiratory rate, relative tidal volume and minute ventilation.
References
- Nagrebetsky, Alexander, et al. "Growth of nonoperating room anesthesia care in the United States: a contemporary trends analysis." Anesthesia & Analgesia4 (2017): 1261-1267
- Sun Z, Sessler DI, Dalton JE, Devereaux P, Shahinyan A, Naylor A, et al. Postoperative hypoxemia is common and persistent: a prospective blinded observational study. Anesth Analg 2015;121(3):709–15.
- Bhananker, Sanjay M., et al. "Injury and Liability Associated with Monitored Anesthesia Care. A Closed Claims Analysis." Anesthesiology2 (2006): 228-234.
- Respiratory monitoring devices market – global industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends, and forecast 2017-2023. Albany, New York: Transparency Market Research; 2018:93. Available at: https://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/respiratory-monitoring-devices.html. Accessed July 22, 2019.