Do you know if you are healthy with a 30 second video? This is possible thanks to the start-up I-Virtual. The French company has developed a technology to measure several vital parameters remotely, only through a selfie video.
The final diagnosis contains, among other things, heart rate, respiratory rate, stress level but also blood pressure, all without a cuff. “These are physiological parameters that will be measured using the skin of the face,” says Gaël Constancin, president of I-Virtual and Tech&Co guest at CES in Las Vegas.
Thanks to “non-contact photoplethysmography”, the device used will make it possible to collect all the necessary data, in particular with pulse waveforms. A simple camera or webcam is required, regardless of the type and age of the device. “Any smartphone can be used, even an iPhone 6, a tablet or a computer,” says the president of I-Virtual.
Module integrated into teleconsultation platforms
However, this tool is not offered to Internet users in the form of a third-party application. It is a module integrated in certain teleconsultation platforms but also in insurance and mutual websites.
And I-Virtual now tends to be exported internationally. After developing its tool in France, the Metz company now offers its services on the European market, in Switzerland, Italy and Portugal. “The Scandinavian countries are also one of our targets because they have a strong appetite for eHealth,” said Gaël Constancin.
Source: BFM TV
