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David Albert Kept Waiting for the Future. Then He Put It in an iPhone Case.
For decades, David Albert carried the same stubborn idea: serious medical signals should travel. One homemade video, one accidental LinkedIn share and an iPhone 4 finally gave the idea somewhere to go.
AliveCor
AliveCor is a Mountain View, California digital health company that pioneered the personal, FDA-cleared electrocardiogram (ECG). Its Kardia line of pocket-sized devices lets people record a medical-grade ECG on a smartphone in about 30 seconds, while AI algorithms screen for atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias. Combining hardware, a subscription care service, and enterprise cardiology programs, AliveCor has recorded well over 160 million ECGs for millions of users and works with clinicians, employers, health systems, and pharmaceutical researchers.