MobiHealth News July 7, 2025
The Swiss company’s over-the-counter wrist wearable, which uses optical sensors to gather blood pressure readings, will be available to U.S. consumers in 2026.
Healthcare technology company Aktiia has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its over-the-counter cuffless blood pressure monitor, G0 Blood Pressure Monitoring System, also known as the Hilo Band.
Aktiia’s blood pressure system, known under the Hilo brand in Europe, is a wearable that uses an optical sensor to collect data from one’s wrist. That data is then sent to the Hilo app and Hilo’s cloud server, where algorithms estimate the wearer’s blood pressure using pulse wave analysis.
The company says the analysis examines the unique form of pressure exerted by each heartbeat through the wearer’s blood...
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