Makani Science

Reinventing respiration monitoring

Y CombinatorSummer 2021ActiveHealthcareMedical DevicesHealth TechMedical Devices

What they do

Problem

Clinicians lack accurate, continuous, real-world respiratory monitoring to detect breathing issues and improve patient safety, especially during sedation.

Solution

A wireless wearable patch that continuously and accurately measures breathing and captures respiratory waveforms for monitoring and analysis.

Who it's for

Hospitals and clinicians monitoring patients, initially those overseeing sedated patients during medical procedures.

Founders

Michael Chu

Founder

Michael graduated, PhD, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California Irvine, where he worked in Dr. Michelle Khine’s lab. His research focused on developing and using soft wearable sensors for noninvasive monitoring of physiologic vital signs. Michael has helped author over 10 peer reviewed papers and is also inventor of 3 patents submitted by the lab. His dissertation work served as the foundation for the Makani Science technology.