First handheld medical device for nutrition monitoring – New Product Update & Industry Resource Directory – Brief Article
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance to market the HealtheTech MedGem[TM] device, a handheld, portable indirect calorimeter intended for use in clinical and research applications to measure oxygen uptake. The MedGemdevice Accurately measures respiratory airflow and oxygen uptake (also referred to as oxygen consumption, [VO.sub.2]) and determines resting metabolic rate (RMR), the number of calories a person burns per day at rest. The MedGem Indirect Calorimeter is the first handheld device for nutrition monitoring and is based on proprietary technologies protected by issued and pending patents. For more information, please visit www.healthetch.com.
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