Acurable launches groundbreaking technology to diagnose sleep apnoea remotely

Acurable, a fast-growing medical device company, has announced the availability of its first product, AcuPebble SA100, a small wearable device which for the first time enables a fully automated and remote diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Traditionally, the diagnosis of OSA has required multiple hospital visits for patients, and doctors have had to manually review and analyse data from a patient’s sleep study. AcuPebble SA100 automates this process, instantly providing a clinically validated diagnosis equivalent to the current ambulatory gold standard. This is particularly important in light of COVID-19 and the NHS move to digital first and remote consultations. AcuPebble SA100 gained CE Mark approval in September 2020 and is the product of more than ten years of research led by Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas at Imperial College London.

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a serious respiratory condition that affects approximately 175 million people in Europe and almost 1 billion people worldwide (up to 24% of the adult population and up to 5% of children are affected). OSA causes sufferers to repeatedly stop breathing while they are asleep, and can lead to serious health implications including high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and dementia. It is also the second most common cause of road accidents due to tiredness.