Qardio, Inc. is an American technology company that specializes in heart health monitoring products. It was founded by Marco Peluso and Rosario Iannella in early 2012.
Qardio's first product, QardioArm, is a wireless
blood pressure monitor
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that connects with Apple's
Health app; it received FDA
510(k)
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clearance in June 2014.
At CES 2015, Qardio announced two new products, QardioBase, a smart scale and body analyzer, and QardioMD, a medical dashboard for doctors. QardioBase became available for sale in November 2015.
Qardio launched the second generation of its
smart scale, Qardio Base 2, in September 2017.
QardioCore ambulatory ECG/EKG monitor received
CE marking
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in August 2017.
Qardio was selected as "Small Business of the Year" at the 2018 Entrepreneur Awards by Consumer Tech Association.
QardioCore
ambulatory ECG/EKG monitor received FDA 510(k) clearance in February 2021.
See also
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Vacuactivus
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MAKO Surgical Corp.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.qardio.com
Companies based in San Francisco
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Medical device manufacturers
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Medical technology companies of the United States