MobiHealth News October 5, 2021
Emily Olsen

Vigilant Technologies makes a shirt-collar wearable that uses haptic feedback to improve posture and reduce workplace injury.

Digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health announced the acquisition of Vigilant Technologies, maker of a wearable that aims to prevent workplace injury.

The acquisition announcement comes months after SWORD scooped up $85 million in Series C funding.

Vigilant pairs a wearable device that provides haptic feedback to correct posture with educational content tailored to specific job types to avoid workplace injuries.

“SWORD created the most effective way in the market to treat MSK conditions, and we are excited to help achieve Sword’s mission of freeing two billion people from physical pain,” Andy Chan, founder and CEO of Vigilant Technologies, said in a statement.

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