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9 Wearable Devices For Patients Health – #7 Nike FuelBand

By on August 6, 2012
FuelBank Medical Wearable Device

FuelBank Medical Wearable Device

FuelBand

Nike FuelBand, a fitness monitoring wristband, captures and displays four different metrics: time, calories, steps, and “NikeFuel,” a metric coined by Nike that measures the user’s physical activity.

NikeFuel is a proprietary technology that measures activity through the movement of the user’s wrist and uses algorithms based on oxygen kinetics. Unlike calorie counts, which vary based on gender and body type, NikeFuel is “a normalized score that awards all participants equal scoring for the same activity regardless of their physical makeup,” said the company.

Nike FuelBand users also can choose to also receive a calorie count to understand how many calories are burned versus how much NikeFuel is earned.

The wrist band can sync with Nike’s website through a built-in USB port, or wirelessly through Bluetooth to a free iPhone app to record the user’s activity each day and track progress.

9 Wearable Devices For Patients Health

  1. IntelliVue MX40
  2. BlueLibris
  3. BioHarness BT
  4. Body Motion Patch
  5. Zoll LifeVest
  6. Basis B1
  7. Nike FuelBank
  8. FitBit Ultra
  9. BodyMedia Link Armband

 

Originally Posted in Information Week

About dkorolyk

I've been involved in Healthcare IT and PACS since Y2k. Over the years I've been fortunate enough to be involved in a lot of interesting an diverse projects. My experience also includes numerous HL7/EMR integration projects as well as many hardware and software platforms. My three main areas of expertise include technical integration aspects of radiology, oncology and laboratory diagnostics.

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