Pulsetto

Summary Pulsetto is a consumer (neck) vagus nerve stimulator purported to reduce stress and improve sleep quality. Pulsetto is a general wellness product (and thus does not require FDA evaluation). Its intended users are those with stress and sleep issues. After applying neck gel, [...]

2025-03-24T14:04:25-05:00March 24th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

Happy Rings

Summary The Happy Ring Health Monitoring System is an FDA cleared wearable device system for remote monitoring of physiologic parameters in patients and research participants aged 22 and older. It offers continuous data collection and monitoring of these physiologic variables: acceleration/movement, electrodermal activity (EDA), [...]

2025-03-24T14:16:41-05:00March 24th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

Soundly

Summary This free research app claims to provide upper airway muscle exercises, primarily genioglossus muscle, using a voice controlled smartphone game to decrease snoring. The user is directed to use certain vocalizations to move the object on the screen which is claimed to improve [...]

2025-07-28T14:35:43-05:00March 24th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

Garmin watches

Summary Garmin is a consumer wearable device with activity, ECG, heart rate, and pulse oximetry as the key parameters captured, which allow the monitoring of health metrics such as fitness, sleep, heart rhythm, and energy/calorie expenditure. The assessment uses accelerometry along with PPG changes [...]

2025-03-12T12:11:40-05:00March 2nd, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

SomaSleep Mask

Summary SomaSleep mask is a lightweight eye mask that reportedly tracks and classifies eye movements, including rapid eye movements (REM). It reportedly does this with eyes open or closed and during sleep or while awake. While the website shows no sample reports, it claims [...]

2025-02-28T21:09:50-06:00February 28th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

FRENZ Brainband

Summary The FRENZ brainband is a wearable headband made of flexible fabric and conductive silicon electrodes that can allow for electrical conduction. The headband has embedded sensors that can measure EEG, EOG and EMG data, SpO2, head position, and heart and respiratory rates in [...]

2025-03-19T14:08:26-05:00February 28th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

Motionlogger Actigraph/SleepWatch 2.0

Summary Motionlogger Actigraphy watch is a wearable device used to measure physical activity and sleep patterns. It works by tracking the movement, temperature, and ambient light. These data can be analyzed to provide insights into sleep quality, activity levels, and circadian rhythms. The updated [...]

2025-03-12T12:13:51-05:00February 28th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

ActTrust and ActTrust 2

Summary ActTrust was FDA cleared (5/25/16) as “an ultra-compact, lightweight, wrist-worn activity, temperature and ambient light monitor that can be used to analyze circadian rhythms, automatically collect and store data for sleep parameters, and assess activity in any instance where quantifiable analysis of physical [...]

2025-03-19T14:20:12-05:00February 28th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

Vyvo BioSense Watch, Ring, Band

Summary The BioSense Ring is a wearable device that uses advanced sensors to track various health metrics, including sleep patterns, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and stress levels. It also incorporates blockchain technology to reward users for sharing their health data while ensuring privacy [...]

2025-03-19T14:27:21-05:00February 28th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|

Apollo Wearable with Smart Vibes

Summary The Apollo Wearable (and upcoming Apollo 2.0 on KickStarter) is a device that can be worn on the wrist, ankle, waist or shirt collar to deliver transcutaneous vibratory stimulation. The Apollo Neuro app (iOS and Android) allows users to customize vibration settings and [...]

2025-03-19T14:30:51-05:00February 27th, 2025|Sleep Technology Assessment|
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