Revolutionary Pager-Size Monitor Measures More Than 50 Parameters Including Physical Activity, Fitness, Gait Analysis, And Obesity
MiniSun has introduced its new IDEEA Physical Activity Monitor which plays a critical role in gathering research data for studies such as obesity, cardiovascular dysfunction, surgical outcome, quality of life, and behavior analysis.
FRESNO, CA (PRWEB) October 1, 2004
Other features include Activity Type, Pulse/ECG, Functional Performance, and Energy Expenditure.
MiniSun has introduced its new IDEEA Physical Activity Monitor which plays a critical role in gathering research data for studies such as obesity, cardiovascular dysfunction, surgical outcome, quality of life, and behavior analysis. Supported by NIH grant (No. DK62587), the IDEEA, Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity, is the result of ten years worth of research.
The U. S. government health website (http://health. gov/healthypeople/LHI (http://health. gov/healthypeople/LHI)) has listed physical activity as the leading health indicator for the Nation in the next 10 years. According to the NIH reviewer, with the IDEEA, "a tremendous amount of information can be obtained with a minimally invasive device using extremely sophisticated technology."
IDEEA detects more than 40 types of physical activity (e. g., sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, sleeping) and postures with 98.7 percent accuracy. It also shows in-depth analysis of body motion, gait parameters (http://www. PortableGaitLab. com (http://www. PortableGaitLab. com)), speed, distance traveled, and energy cost of physical activity in curves, charts, and tables. Power, work, and energy expenditure of physical activity and exercises can be computed, together with raw ECG data (like a Holter device) and heart rate, anytime, anywhere.
"This device is what researchers have been waiting for in decades. Truly astounding!" said Dr. Kuan Zhang of New York Obesity Research Center, Columbia University, after he completed a clinical study validating the IDEEA. Two independent validation studies from Columbia University have been published recently (http://www. minisun. com/pdf/ideea_ee_paper. pdf (http://www. minisun. com/pdf/ideea_ee_paper. pdf)) and a number of universities, including Vanderbilt, UC Davis, UCLA, Mayo Clinic, and Harvard are using IDEEA in their research (http://www. minisun. com/pdf/ideea_pa_paper. pdf (http://www. minisun. com/pdf/ideea_pa_paper. pdf)), proving its amazing power and accuracy.
About Minisun
Physical activity is fundamental to human life. In the last 50 years automation and industrialization have dramatically reduced the amount of physical activity, and completely changed our lifestyle and work environment. Reduction in physical activity can lead to body energy imbalance and diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular dysfunction, and diabetes. Minisun is the leader in physical activity monitoring and its products are based on ten years of intensive research and development. Its products combine such diverse technologies as neural networks, multi-variate data analysis, sensor design, microelectronics, clinical studies, and online data analysis and reporting. The company is led by Dr. Ming Sun, a world-renowned researcher in physical activity and energy expenditure assessment.
For more information, contact: MiniSun LLC, 935 Millcreek Drive, Fresno, CA 93720
