CleveMed, which makes home sleep apnea monitoring technologies, has been issued a patent for a chain-of-custody biometric sensor that confirms the identity of the patient taking the home sleep test. US Patent No. 9,943,252 is entitled “Medical Device and Method with Improved Biometric Verification.”
CleveMed’s goal is to expand the reach of sleep medicine with technologies that speed diagnosis for providers, reduce healthcare costs for payers, and improve patients’ experiences in the home.