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Follow on Google News | New 7-Day Body Monitor Patch From BodyMedia & Avery Dennison Medical SolutionsBody monitor patch will aid in wellness initiatives including weight management. Delivers Wearable Sensor Technology in Small, Affordable, Form Factor for Short-Term Use
By: BodyMedia The patch solution, expected to launch in 2012, will utilize similar sensor technology developed for BodyMedia armband-based body monitoring systems that have been successfully used for weight loss support since 2001. The smaller form factor, shorter-term use and significantly lower price point than the armband will make the patch useful to introduce prospective armband users to the value of continuous body monitoring for weight loss management (http://www.bodymedia.com/ The disposable patch solution will: • Track key lifestyle indicators such as calorie burn, steps taken, activity levels and sleep patterns through multiple sensors that collect more than 5,000 data points per minute. • Enable that data to be uploaded to a computer or mobile device for use as a guideline to determine the need for behavioral modification to promote healthy weight loss (http://www.bodymedia.com/ • Be worn on the back of the left tricep, providing an inconspicuous solution similar to a large bandage with no wires required to transmit data. • Remain in place for up to seven days even while showering and exercising through use of Avery Dennison Medical Solutions’ splash-proof adhesive chemistries and production technologies. “By shrinking the size, price and wear-time of our body monitoring platform to provide a snapshot of someone’s lifestyle, this patch opens the door to wider use of wearable sensor technology to manage and improve many different areas of health,” said BodyMedia CEO Christine Robins. “Whether used on a trial basis before investing in our full BodyMedia FIT system for weight management or to obtain a snapshot of user vital signs for other applications, the patch will provide both BodyMedia and our partners with an important new tool for health and wellness.” “With this product, we are introducing a new form of body monitoring that redefines the category from a design, usability and price perspective. This is the kind of innovation that can have a significant impact on the future of healthcare,” Prototypes of the new body monitor patch will be on display at BodyMedia’s North Hall 3435 booth at the International CES conference running January 10-13 in Las Vegas. For more information on the wearable sensor technology embedded in the patch, visit www.bodymedia.com or www.medical.averydennison.com/ *Metria Wearable Sensor Technology products have not been evaluated by Regulatory Agencies. # # # When your body talks, BodyMedia listens. BodyMedia has been unlocking and deciphering secrets of the body since 1999. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, BodyMedia is the pioneer in developing and marketing wearable body monitors that equip consumers with information they can use to make sweeping changes to their own health and wellness beginning with weight management and soon to include management of other conditions affected by lifestyle choices. The BodyMedia platform is the only system of its kind that is registered with the FDA as a Class II medical device and that has been clinically proven to enhance users’ weight loss by up to three times (data on file). For more information, visit http://www.bodymedia.com. End
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