Makani Science GTM brain

category

market profile

• text: Respiratory depression is a concern during sedation and postoperative opioid use, creating demand for continuous monitoring.
• text: The FDA lists a 510(k) for the Makani Science Respiration Monitoring System; its older site says the device is investigational and unavailable, so commercial status needs confirmation.

personas

• title: Anesthesiologist or sedation medical director
  pains:

  • Spot breathing deterioration during procedures without adding cumbersome equipment
  • Evaluate monitoring performance against established capnography
• title: Ambulatory surgery center clinical operations leader
  pains:

  • Monitor multiple patients during recovery
  • Balance monitoring workflow, patient comfort and procurement evidence
• title: Hospital biomedical engineering or clinical procurement lead
  pains:

  • Verify regulatory indications, validation data and integration requirements before adoption

icp

• text: Ambulatory surgery and dental facilities providing moderate or mild sedation are a stated target setting.
• text: Hospitals with postoperative monitoring and respiratory research programs are plausible institutional buyers or partners.

message pillars

• text: Measure breathing continuously using a wearable patch.
• text: Bring breathing waveforms to a mobile screen in real time.
• text: Help clinicians detect respiratory events quickly.

objections

• objection: Is the product cleared and available for our use?
  response: Verify the specific FDA clearance, intended population and current commercial availability with the company; its legacy site and more recent reporting differ.
• objection: How does performance compare with current monitoring?
  response: Request clinical validation and review the published capnography comparison study before adopting.

competitors

• name: Masimo
  website: https://www.masimo.com/products/wearables/
  why: Offers wearable continuous patient and respiration monitoring.
• name: PMD Solutions
  why: Its RespiraSense wearable measures respiratory rate.
• name: EarlySense
  why: Contactless bedside system monitors respiratory rate and heart rate.

keywords

• continuous respiratory monitoring
• wireless respiration patch
• sedation breathing monitor
• postoperative respiratory depression monitor
• wearable respiratory rate sensor
• capnography alternatives

voice

• Clinical
• Evidence-oriented
• Patient safety focused

signals

• text: An outpatient center expanding sedated procedures may need better continuous breathing monitoring.
• text: A hospital studying respiratory deterioration or neonatal apnea may be a research partner.

pricing

motion

confidence

Founders

• name: Michael Chu
  title: Founder
  role: Founder
  bio: Michael graduated, PhD, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California Irvine, where he worked in Dr. Michelle Khine’s lab. His research focused on developing and using soft wearable sensors for noninvasive monitoring of physiologic vital signs. Michael has helped author over 10 peer reviewed papers and is also inventor of 3 patents submitted by the lab. His dissertation work served as the foundation for the Makani Science technology.
• name: Michelle Khine
  title: Founder
  role: Founder
  bio: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Serial Entrepreneur