This is a season when we light diyas and candles to illuminate our lives. And while we wish our loved ones a very Happy Diwali, what gives us immense hope and satisfaction is seeing how our portfolio companies make life beautiful for their clients.
One of these startups we’re proud to have in our family is Dozee. Mudit Dandwate and Gaurav Parchani have consistently inspired their team to make a life-changing impact on doctors and their patients with?their Continuous Contactless Monitoring system with sensors placed under a patient’s mattress, that detects heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure through ballistocardiography (a technology that detects subtle vibrations created by the heart and respiratory movements) — a remote health monitoring device that anticipates critical patient deterioration up to 16 hours in advance. Over 100 hospitals including?Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata and HN Reliance, Mumbai, have Dozee-powered beds, but yesterday’s news about?researchers at King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow has been truly heartwarming.
Their research, published in?Frontiers, revealed that early detection of patient deterioration using Dozee’s contactless AI-based system could save up to 2.1 million lives each year and reduce healthcare costs by INR 6400 crore annually:?https://lnkd.in/gaQ7Fgtf
The report also highlights the limitations faced by nearly millions of patients across India who currently rely on traditional checks in general hospital wards. Dozee’s innovation leverages ICU-grade continuous monitoring, which can effectively expand critical care across 95% of a hospital’s capacity at a fraction of the usual cost.
By tracking over 700 patients for 85,000 hours, the study points to Dozee’s potential to save lives by providing early alerts, allowing medical teams to act quickly. It also reduced the daily workload of healthcare staff, making patient care more efficient and responsive.?Dr Himanshu Dandu of KGMU, one of the authors of the paper, underscored the importance of such technology in settings with limited resources and said, “Dozee’s Early Warning System (EWS) provides scalable, affordable solutions that align with the needs of healthcare systems managing high patient volumes.”?Dr Jean-Louis Teboul, a critical care expert at Paris-Saclay University, another author, also commented on the global applicability of this breakthrough, calling it a “milestone that could reshape healthcare worldwide, addressing the universal need for timely, accessible, and affordable care.”
Once again, congratulations to everyone at Dozee whose contactless vital signs (VS) measurement system has also secured FDA approval in the USA with a 510(k) clearance. And Happy Diwali again!
