BodyCap is a french firm with cutting-edge solutions for elite sports and e-health. Quickly before talking at the upcoming WT|Wearable Technologies Conference 2017 Europe we interviewed the Chief Executive Officer Sébastien Moussay to learn more about BodyCap.

What is it BodyCap and just what it does?

Very couple of solutions permit measuring trustworthy parameters in an ambulatory situation, with automated reliable information upload while appreciating criteria and also constraints certain to the medical domain name. BodyCap intends to meet this target. BodyCap develops miniaturized sensors to capture as well as wirelessly interact physical criteria worths, for hospitalized or ambulatory people. Target audience are healthcare as well as professional research, bringing healthcare facilities and research laboratories as straight customers.

Fabrice Verjus and Sébastien Moussay, by bringing their corresponding abilities in electronic devices as well as life scientific researches have actually developed the company. They share their expertise and their experience in development, and in the recognition of clinical device.

Body Temperature level is measured and also made use of for diagnosis given that 1868. Methods and devices have constantly progressed with the goal to obtain outcomes near to central temperature level, the internal one, and to enhance the accuracy and also dependability of the step. Today connection of measurement is only ensured by invasive devices such as rectal or esophageal probes.

For these factors, BodyCap developed a new sensing unit called e-Celsius®, devoted to the constant dimension of stomach temperature level for physiological monitoring of the client. This product was introduced in October 2015 for Elite Sporting activity to enhance performances and Armed forces usages. The Medical Version of the Solutions has gotten CE Marking in December 2016, enabling to attend to the core service market throughout Q1 2017.

Our second solution, e-TACT® will certainly be launched during Q1 2017. This item is a linked patch, combining Temperature and Actimetry dimension. e-TACT ® is dedicated to task tracking in persistent condition people (Heart illness, Diabetes, Overweight People) and also avoidance of loss in senior citizens.

How did you develop the concept of an ingestible tablet filled out with digital components?

As a researcher, I was focused on Chronobiological issues in elite athletes. The majority of the research studies concentrating on chronobiology think about interior temperature variant as a marker of individual rhythmicity. In the context of elite sports performances, the present tools were not suitable: too intrusive (anal or esophageal probes), not nearly enough exact or dependable (tympanic dimension systems …), too pricey, …

Considering the lack of existing options, we decided, in the context of a Private/public consortium to establish a cutting-edge option combining all the benefits of each existing service: Ambulatory, reputable, exact, non-invasive, not as well expensive and also enabling constant measurements.

The concept of Ingestible digital tablets is no a new one. This concept already exists given that greater than Twenty Years. Ingestible pills are presently made use of for Imaging, as an alternative to colonoscopy.

How did you take care of to fit all the electronic components in a tablet and make it secure to consume it?

All of this is in the core know-how of the company. One of the primary difficulty is composed in the identification of the requirements in force as well as to adhere to. We needed to create the product, taking into consideration the last price of the product, the automation restraints, all the regulatory compliance (plastics, setting up, …) and also certainly the performance of the tool, considering its precision, life battery period, transmission range, …

What type of crucial indicators can the tablet measure/monitor?

The current variation of the tablet is a precise thermostat, that can be utilized in every intense stage of a treatment or to fine-tune a diagnosis. The system is additionally made use of for hyper/hypothermia avoidance in the context of sporting activities or military applications. Naturally, we are currently dealing with the combination of new features. If we just consider temperature level tracking, the assimilation of the data to the cloud might be an essential milestone.

Currently, thanks to the pill, we precisely recognize just what is the individual transit time, yet we have no concept of the moment passed right into each component of the GI tract (Stomach, tiny intestinal tract, colon …). The geolocation of the pill into the intestine is of primary interest to investigate digestive tract disorders.

Many other criteria can be monitored throughout the GI tract. Amongst those specifications, the pH is just one of one of the most vital, as well as possibly one of the less complicated to keep an eye on. To do with, the pill can also include pressure sensing units or HR sensors.

The next generation of pills could be developed for medication shipment.

If you wish to discover more about BodyCap and hear live the insights of the e-Celsius pill do not miss out on the chance currently as well as sign up to attend the WT|Wearable Technologies Meeting 2017 Europe.