It’s not often thought about but as we get older, our verbal capabilities deteriorate with age and for some, this can have a drastic impact on their health when unable to communicate the state of their wellbeing. Such issues for those who are non-verbal due to neurodegenerative diseases, however, may soon be solved for those
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Medical device company PainChek (ASX: PCK), developer of a smartphone-based pain assessment and monitoring application, has been granted a patent in 20 European nations by the European Patent Office (EPO). The patent application is titled “A Pain Assessment Method and System” and allows PainChek to safeguard the intellectual property of its pain assessment and monitoring
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Japanese caretakers will soon be able to look at non-verbal babies’ and senior citizens’ faces and break down facial expressions to understand if they are in pain. Digital pain assessment app PainChek Limited (ASX: PCK) has announced that it is expanding its activities to Japan following its acceptance into the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)
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Confident in their technology that can accurately assess a patient’s pain simply from a short video of their face, medtech company PainChek (ASX: PCK) has successfully converted a 6-month trial with one of New Zealand’s largest aged care operators into a full revenue-generating contract. The contract comes after Summerset Holdings (ASX: SNZ) trialled PainChek’s smartphone
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Intelligent pain assessment company Painchek (ASX: PCK) is eager to become the new standard of care in aged care settings, today announcing that licensed agreements for their platform’s use now encompass 60% of Australian aged care providers. PainChek’s mobile based pain assessment tool uses AI and facial recognition software to objectively automate and quantify pain
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Worried parents across Europe and Asia Pacific will soon be able to know when their pre-verbal infants are feeling pain with medtech company PainChek (ASX: PCK) securing regulatory approval for their facial recognition app that assesses pain levels. Where infants cannot communicate their feelings, parents can take a quick smartphone video of the infant’s facial
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