Turkey-based digital health startup h2o therapeutics has announced the FDA listing of its new Apple Watch-enabled freezing of gait-cuing feature, Foggy, designed for Parkinson’s Disease patients. Freezing of gait is a symptom of Parkinson’s in which patients temporarily lose the ability to move. Foggy uses the Taptic Engine in an Apple Watch to provide vibrotactile stimulation to assist with freezing of gait. The feature is available through the company’s Parky app via prescription. h2o therapeutics also offers a COVID-19 smartwatch system, Covie. Other companies in the wearable monitoring market include NeuroRPM and Rune Labs, which both offer monitoring apps for Parkinson’s symptoms.
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h2o Therapeutics’ Apple Watch feature for Parkinson’s gets FDA medical device listing
