Cerviray AI, cooling mattress, and more showcased at CES 2024, with a focus on women’s health
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where over 3,500 booths are present, only a small number are dedicated to women’s health. These include a device for cervical cancer screening and a wristband that predicts hot flushes. Aidot from South Korea showcased Cerviray AI, an innovative technology that utilizes artificial intelligence to facilitate remote screening for uterine cancer.
According to the World Health Organization, it is the fourth most common cancer in women, with approximately 570,000 new cases and approximately 311,000 deaths worldwide in 2018.
However, uterine cancer is one of the most easily preventable and treatable forms of cancer if it is detected early enough and treated effectively.
But if the diagnosis is made too late, the outcome is usually fatal.
Aidot hopes to boost screening worldwide with its device, which is based on VIA technology – visual inspection with acetic acid – which it describes as “simpler, faster and cheaper” than standard tests such as Pap smears.
The test is “performed by an expert with the naked eye,” the company said, emphasizing that the result is immediate, while laboratory tests require several days or even weeks.
Developed in collaboration with gynecologists and South Korean hospitals, Cerviray AI also offers the possibility of telemedicine, which can be useful in developing countries where medical infrastructures are often lacking.
A cooling mattress
“I’ve seen a little bit more about babies and women’s health, but 70 percent of what you see is directed at men,” said analyst Carolina Milanesi of Creative Strategies.
That should change soon: “The women’s digital health industry is projected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2027,” said Jessica Boothe, director of market research at the Consumer Technology Association.
“This area is ripe for the technology industry.”
American Amira Health is one of the pioneers. It focuses on menopause, a period in a woman’s life that can sometimes lead to significant discomfort, such as hot flashes.
Amira has designed the Terra System, which “predicts and prevents hot flashes” during the night, giving women a better night’s sleep with a cooling mattress.
Terra, which works with a wristband equipped with sensors, tracks biometric data that is analyzed by artificial intelligence that determines the body’s natural rhythms and predicts the onset of hot flashes.
At night, “within seconds of detecting a hot flash, the cooling mattress cools down…almost instantly – ensuring you experience shorter, less disruptive episodes for a more restful sleep,” the company explained.
The device is scheduled to go on sale in March for $525.
Prosperity ring
Movano Health’s Evie ring also aims to ensure daily well-being by creating, again thanks to artificial intelligence, the biological conditions in which quality of life is best achieved and helping its owner to maintain it.
The Evie doesn’t form a perfect ring “to accommodate, for example, finger swelling from time to time,” Tyla Bucher, Movano’s marketing manager, told AFP.
The app tracks data on sleep, activity, calories burned, mood and other factors, allowing AI to determine the right combination for peak fitness.
The Evie ring is waterproof to a depth of one meter, comes in three different sizes and costs $269.
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