CONTACTLESS VITAL SIGNS SENSING FROM UNDER THE MATTRESS
BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPHY
The science behind EMFIT QS
EMFIT QS relies on ballistocardiography; detecting the heart beat, breathing and other body movements from under the mattress. Ballistocardiography is a technique for producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heart beat.
“Ballistocardiography – Technique of graphic representation of the movements of the body imparted by the ballistic forces (recoil and impact) associated with cardiac contraction and ejection of blood and with the deceleration of blood flow through the large blood vessels. These movements, quantitatively every minute, are translated by a pickup device (transducer) into an electrical potential which is suitably amplified and recorded on a conventional electrocardiograph or other recording machine.”
Explanation by courtesy of National Library of Medicine (NLM).
You can forget about charging
Our proprietary, own manufactured electro-active material in the sensor is self-biased and does not use electricity. In fact, only the small electronics placed on the floor need power. Moreover, because the device uses a medical-grade AC adapter connected to mains power, you won’t need to worry about charging or running out of battery. In years-long tracking of sleep and recovery data, this comes as a big pleasure.
Unbelievable sensitivity
Our own developed, patented, and manufactured sensor technology is the most sensitive self-biased electroactive material on the market. Therefore, you can place the sensor even under a thick memory foam mattress. Why wear a device to bed when you could just slide a sensor under the mattress and feel so much more comfortable?
Sleep like a baby
The sensor is connected to a wireless WiFi or cellular data transceiver with a fixed, long, durable cable. Therefore, you can place it far from your bed. Say goodbye to sleep disturbance.
It doesn't get any easier
The best part? Thanks to our embedded bio-signal acquisition in the connected electronics, and further cloud-based data processing and storing, the whole system is fully automatic and autonomous. Consequently, you won’t need to turn any equipment on and off or wear and charge. Just remember to go to sleep and that’s it!