Flattening the Covid-19 curve

greenTEG’s CORE wearable device for con-tinuous and accurate core body temperature monitoring is designed to help keep people safe and contribute to flattening the Covid-19 curve.

“Protecting the healthcare workforce has become a priority during the Covid-19 pandemic, and a rise in body temperature is often one of the first symptoms,” said Dr. Wolf Glatz, CEO and Founder, greenTEG. “With our CORE wearable body temperature monitor, we are helping to flatten the curve.”

CORE communicates wirelessly using the u‑blox NINA-B306 stand-alone Bluetooth 5 low energy module and can be used to track its users’ wellness status as they return to the workplace, alerting them when their core body temperature rises unexpectedly.

Continuously monitoring core body temperature

CORE uses an innovative approach to continu-ously monitor core body temperature with accu-racies rivaling those of ingestible sensors. Worn close to the body with a patch or a belt, CORE translates sensed data into an estimate of the core body temperature – commonly defined as the temperature of blood as it leaves the heart’s aortic valve – using an algorithm specifically trained for the task.

“Protecting the healthcare workforce has be-come a priority during the Covid-19 pandemic, and a rise in body temperature is often one of the first symptoms,” said Dr. Wolf Glatz, CEO and Founder, greenTEG. “With our CORE wear-able body temperature monitor, we are helping to flatten the curve.”

Protecting workforces and high-risk groups

Initially developed to help athletes avoid overheating when training for and competing in extreme environments, such as ultra-mar-athons or the Ironman, greenTEG’s core body temperature monitor has been repurposed to address the new challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Target groups include hospitals and other healthcare workforces, the general public wishing to return to work safely, business owners concerned with protecting their workforces’ and customers’ well-being, and individuals in high-risk groups.