Palo Alto, California – Yesterday, MOCACARE unveiled a Kickstarter campaign to fund its initial production run of MOCAheart, a compact health tracker designed for checking heart and blood health anytime, anywhere. This innovative tracker makes it easy for people to notice changes in their heart and blood health when a traditional monitor is not available. MOCAheart gives people the reassurance of immediate health insights, with the ability to promptly and confidently seek medical care if the need arises. Its communication layer allows you to unobtrusively care for the health of your loved ones. MOCAheart can be helpful for people who suffer from high blood pressure, various heart conditions or are at risk of preeclampsia.
“We all have family members who need to be on top of their health conditions throughout the day, but current manual equipment restricts them from doing this outside the home,” said Naama Stauber, COO at MOCACARE. “We designed MOCAheart to give people of any age an effortless way to monitor their health. And we added a communication layer so users can stay updated on their parents’ and other family members’ health, as well as provide them encouragement and support.”
MOCAheart uses a medical-grade electrode to capture heartbeat activities, blood velocity and blood oxygen level. These measurements are interpreted by MOCAheart to generate MOCA INDEX, a revolutionary measurement related to the user’s blood pressure. MOCA INDEX reflects the user’s heart health status on a qualitative scale of zero to four – low, ideal, raised, high or very high. The purpose of the MOCA INDEX is to provide a qualitative indicator with actionable recommendations when measurements are out of range.
Taking measurements with MOCAheart is simple, straightforward and intuitive for people of any age – the user simply places two fingers on MOCAheart’s indented sensor and electrode surface. MOCAheart can be discreetly carried in one’s purse or pocket, or conveniently mounted on MOCACARE’s customized iPhone case or keychain. MOCAheart is ergonomically shaped, beautiful and stylish, made with medical-grade stainless steel with a highly biocompatible plastic enclosure, a standard higher than most everyday gadgets.
What separates MOCAheart from other heart health trackers is that it’s built around the need to care for and talk about health with our loved ones. MOCAheart’s app is based on contacts and text dialogues, letting users notify family or close friends of their measurement or location – enabling them to unobtrusively participate in the health management process. This introduces an important element to any heath regimen, giving family the ability to provide support and encouragement when necessary, and making sure the people we care about stay healthy.
MOCAheart’s Kickstarter campaign runs through January 6, 2015. Early backers have the opportunity to purchase MOCAheart for as little as $119 ($50 off the retail price), and receive a number of other incentives reserved for Kickstarter backers.
Source: MOCACARE