Makani Science
Developer of a skin‑mountable, bandage‑sized respiratory monitoring system based on stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors. The company produces wearable sensors and an integrated wireless monitoring platform for real‑time respiration rate and volume measurement, has peer‑reviewed publications validating the technology, and has obtained FDA clearance for its respiratory monitoring system.
Industries
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Makani Science
5270 California Avenue, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92617
Products
Wearable respiratory monitoring system (patch sensor + mobile platform)
A bandage‑sized, stretchable strain sensor patch combined with embedded electronics and a mobile application to provide continuous respiratory rate and volume monitoring and alerts.
Wearable respiratory monitoring system (patch sensor + mobile platform)
A bandage‑sized, stretchable strain sensor patch combined with embedded electronics and a mobile application to provide continuous respiratory rate and volume monitoring and alerts.
Services
Conducts human subject testing and collaborates with clinical partners and funders to validate sensor performance against spirometry and to pursue applications such as detection of apnea of prematurity.
Design and integration of sensor patches, on‑board acquisition electronics, Bluetooth modules and mobile applications for real‑time respiration monitoring.
Conducts human subject testing and collaborates with clinical partners and funders to validate sensor performance against spirometry and to pursue applications such as detection of apnea of prematurity.
Design and integration of sensor patches, on‑board acquisition electronics, Bluetooth modules and mobile applications for real‑time respiration monitoring.
Expertise Areas
- Respiratory monitoring and device development
- Wearable/stretchable sensor research
- Flexible thin‑film materials and adhesion chemistry
- Embedded systems and Bluetooth telemetry
Key Technologies
- Piezoresistive wrinkled metal thin‑film strain sensors
- Magnetron sputter deposition
- Shrink‑film microfabrication and thermal miniaturization
- Silicone elastomer skin‑mount substrates
News & Updates
Company announced receipt of an NIH grant to support research into detecting and preventing apnea of prematurity using its respiratory monitoring technology.
Announcement that the company's respiratory monitoring system received FDA clearance.
Publication demonstrating that a bandage‑sized wearable strain sensor can measure respiration rate and volume and be calibrated against spirometry.
Article covering the company’s bandage‑sized respiratory monitor and commercialization plans.
Received FDA clearance for the respiratory monitoring device.
Awarded NIH funding to support research into apnea of prematurity detection.
Company announced receipt of an NIH grant to support research into detecting and preventing apnea of prematurity using its respiratory monitoring technology.
Announcement that the company's respiratory monitoring system received FDA clearance.
Publication demonstrating that a bandage‑sized wearable strain sensor can measure respiration rate and volume and be calibrated against spirometry.
Article covering the company’s bandage‑sized respiratory monitor and commercialization plans.
Received FDA clearance for the respiratory monitoring device.
Awarded NIH funding to support research into apnea of prematurity detection.