Azoi

Azoi is a company that makes 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] and Daily Mail,[9] 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.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Saxena, Anupam (March 6, 2014). "Azoi launches Wello smartphone case at Rs 12,350". The Times of India. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Pai, Aditi (March 10, 2014). "Azoi unveils thermometer-equipped, pulse-ox, and ECG-sensing smartphone case, Wello". Mobihealthnews. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Sawant, Nimish (March 10, 2014). "Interview: Azoi co-founder Ami Karnik talks about Wello health tracker and the India strategy". Tech2. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Sparkes, Matthew (March 6, 2014). "iPhone case makes Star Trek's tricorder a reality". The Telegraph. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Gibbs, Samuel (March 21, 2014). "Hands on with Wello, the heart monitoring iPhone case - in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Etherington, Darrell (March 6, 2014). "Wello One-Ups The Galaxy S5 With A Slim, Sensor-Laden Health Tracking iPhone Case". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Colon, Alex (March 5, 2014). "This iPhone case can read your blood pressure". Gigaom. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ Price, Emily (March 6, 2014). "'Wello' iPhone case can track your blood pressure, temperature and more". Engadget. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ Woollaston, Victoria (March 6, 2014). "Turn your iPhone into a TRICORDER: Star Trek-style case monitors blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen and temperature". Daily Mail. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rock Health: $1.97B invested in digital health startups in 2013".

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