Monitor Improves Individual Healthcare Management

A medical device developed by researchers in York and introduced at a recent event in London, will help people with Parkinson’s have more control over management of their condition.

The LID-Monitor, which can detect involuntary movements – a side effect associated with Parkinson’s disease medication - allows home monitoring of patients over a 24 hour period. It uses bespoke, biologically inspired algorithms to produce an easy to interpret graph that clinicians can use to prescribe medication.

Before unveiling the monitor at the Wearable Technology Show, held at LondonExCeL  (March 15 – 16), Dr Stephen Smith from the University of York’s Department of Electronics said: “After years of development we are now in a position to roll the device out commercially and enable patients to start using the equipment in their own homes.

“We have had really positive feedback from health professionals and medics and I’m really looking forward to showcasing the equipment at the Wearable Technology Show. We believe the LID-Monitor will save the NHS considerable money and can transform the lives of people suffering from Parkinson’s.”

Dr Smith collaborated with colleagues from Leeds General Infirmary and Heriot-Watt University to develop the equipment with ClearSky Medical Diagnostics.

Last year, Dr Smith triumphed in the Medical Devices & Diagnostics category at the eleventh annual Medipex Innovation Awards and Showcase held in Leeds. The awards are run by Medipex Ltd - the innovation hub for NHS organisations in Yorkshire and the Humber and the East Midlands.