Pakistan's first indigenously built smartwatch for tremor patients
A Pakistani startup company has built a smartwatch for tremor patients, which will help them in diagnosing the severity of the disease and also judge the impact of prescribed medication.
Tremors is a neurological condition in which the hands, head or legs of the patient shake unintentionally.
Trequant’s Tremor Quantifying device not only helps in effective self assessment but also keeps doctors and families updated with reports, reads a statement on the product's website.
The company says that the main motivation behind designing the smartwatch was to manufacture a “device that draws no attention to it and definitely does not look like a medical aid”.
“The device looks like a conventional wrist-watch. This protects the patient’s privacy and saves them from intriguing questions by onlookers.”
One of the challenges to effective treatment for tremors is diagnosing the severity and judging impact of prescribed medication — Trequant’s smartwatch solves that problem.
The device has the ability to be synced with smartphones/laptops via Bluetooth.
A dedicated application works on tracking and analysing tremor patterns. The data is then saved on cloud and ready to be shared with doctors and family members.