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TempTraq is a single-use, wireless, wearable thermometer for kids developed by Blue Spark Technologies, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CLEVELAND \u2013 Wearables technology is hot. In a society of information junkies, its purpose is to create constant, convenient, seamless, portable, and mostly hands-free access to information.<\/p>\n

The global wearables market grew 223 percent in 2015\u2019s second quarter (to 18.1 million units, up from 5.6 million in the same year-ago period), according to International Data Corp. It\u2019s predicted to grow at a 45 percent compounded annual rate, and be an $80 billion market by 2020.<\/p>\n

And while more than 90 percent of such devices are worn on the wrist today that, too, will evolve, as advanced technologies allow for the creation of new form factors.<\/p>\n

Nowhere are these forces more at play than in the healthcare technology sector, where three trends are helping to drive growth \u2013 home-based healthcare, smartphone innovation, and flexible\/printed electronics.<\/p>\n

Enter John Gannon, president and CEO of Blue Spark Technologies Inc.<\/a>, who is sitting smack-dab in the middle of this evolution. Gannon\u2019s firm began life in 2002 as Thin Battery Technologies, which was created to develop thin, flexible printed batteries built on intellectual property acquired from Eveready Battery Co. (now Energizer Holdings Inc.). Blue Spark today is based in Westlake, Ohio, just west of Cleveland and right across the street from Energizer\u2019s global research center.<\/p>\n

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John Gannon is President and CEO of Blue Spark Technologies, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A former aerospace engineer and Merrill Lynch currency derivatives trader, Gannon in 2004 founded venture-capital firm SunBridge Partners, which funded some of Blue Spark\u2019s early-stage development work. He then joined Blue Spark in his current leadership roles in fall 2011 (while remaining a partner at SunBridge).<\/p>\n

Blue Spark already had done a lot of work developing a time temperature data logger for supply chain logistics using NFC, or Near Field Communication, wireless technology. And Gannon began to wonder what would happen if they stuck a time temperature logger onto something akin to a Band-Aid.<\/p>\n

He now has the answer:\u00a0TempTraq<\/a>, the only single-use, wireless, wearable thermometer for kids in the form of a soft, comfortable patch. Using Bluetooth low-power technology, the patch continuously senses, records and sends alerts of a child\u2019s temperature to your mobile device. It allows parents and caregivers the ability to monitor a sick child\u2019s temperature even while the child sleeps.<\/p>\n

But, like for anything that never existed before, the product development path included its share of bumps. Blue Spark teamed up with product design consultancy Smartshape Design Corp.<\/a> in Cleveland, and together they tackled the challenges.<\/p>\n

For the patch material itself, they opted to use a long-commercialized, multiweave\u00a0polyethylene<\/a>\u00a0foam from\u00a03M Co<\/a>. That thin layer of foam encloses, top and bottom, the flexible, polyamide-based circuit containing the electronics and the battery. Working with a group in Switzerland, Blue Spark adopted a standard microprocessor to drive the circuit.<\/p>\n

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The TempTraq patch is made from multiweave polyethylene foam and is adhered to skin using a silicone gel-based solution.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe most difficult aspect proved to be the adhesive,\u201d Gannon told an audience at the BioOhio 2015 annual conference, held Oct. 26 in Cleveland. Gannon was on a healthcare wearables panel with Smartshape Design founder and president Mike Maczuzak.<\/p>\n

How materials interact with human skin is vitally important. Just ask Fitbit, the maker of a range of popular activity-tracking wristbands.<\/p>\n

In early 2014, Fitbit recalled more than 1 million of its $130 Fitbit Force wristbands, after roughly 1.7 percent of its users complained of skin rashes after wearing the device. The firm blamed the skin irritations on either\u00a0nickel<\/a>, a common allergen that was found in trace amounts in the metal part of the tracker, or on the wristband\u2019s adhesive.<\/p>\n

The company acknowledged that tests had found the Force was causing allergic contact dermatitis, a condition that occurs when substances touching the skin cause irritation or a red, itchy rash reaction.<\/p>\n

Now consider that at Blue Spark, they wanted to adhere a patch to the sensitive skin of an infant child. The stakes were high.<\/p>\n

For the adhesive, Gannon explained in an interview after his presentation, \u201cWe started by using\u00a0acrylics<\/a>. But one of the problems with them is that they set up. So you put one on and wear it for 24 hours, and before you\u2019re done, you\u2019re peeling skin off. So we ended up moving toward a\u00a0silicone<\/a>\u00a0gel-based solution. That is the current product.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis device has to stand up to the FDA\u2019s durability testing for printing,\u201d Gannon noted. \u201cSo, if you\u2019re printing [electronic circuitry] on foam, and then doing standard ISO testing for label durability, that becomes fairly challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n

So the development team had to come up with an innovative solution \u2013 and did.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe print on the backside of a very thin layer of clear\u00a0polyester\u00a0<\/a>and then we adhere that to a double-sided foam \u2013 thus the actual printed material is completely protected by a PET layer, rather than having it just sit on a PET layer that\u2019s exposed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"app-sara-temp\"So, with the patch, the printed electronics and the adhesive issues resolved, Blue Spark had to fine-tune the wireless communications between patch and smartphone or tablet. That meant also developing software, and TempTraq today offers a free app that works both with iOS and Android devices.<\/p>\n

The app displays both real-time and historical temperature data transmitted from the patch in graphical or tabular view. It allows users to send recorded information via email. Through the app, parents also can keep track of when their child eats, drinks or takes medicine. And for those caring for multiple children, the TempTraq app allows them to monitor multiple thermometers simultaneously.<\/p>\n

The patch takes a temperature reading every 10 seconds, stores the data, and then also communicates it out to an app-enabled smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n

As for the data transmission itself, Gannon said, \u201cThe original prototype of TempTraq was an NFC device,\u201d drawing on the technology that Blue Spark was using successfully with its supply-chain monitoring device. But the problem with NFC technology in this type of application, he explained, is that \u201cyou need to be within 1 inch of the read. If you get within 1 inch of a sick, sleeping kid, you\u2019ve woke him up and you didn\u2019t accomplish the goal. So we did redesign TempTraq around Bluetooth, to get that read range.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says the patch now can deliver a signal to app-equipped smartphones or tablets within about a 40-foot range. One of the firm\u2019s goals for 2016 is to develop a cloud-based software platform, to allow long-distance, remote monitoring.<\/p>\n

TempTraq recently gained clearance as an FDA Class II medical device. The firm began production in May and has manufactured 80,000 units so far.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Gannon said, Blue Spark also is working to develop longer-duration, 48- and 72-hour versions of the patch. The current, single-use, 24-hour patch retails for about $16-$19 each. Introduced at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this past January, the device got a major promotional bump when it won a \u201cBest of CES\u201d award from among thousands of new-product introductions there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with Blue Spark to develop TempTraq was a great project for SmartShape for a number of reasons,\u201d Maczuzak said. \u201cRather than just a product, we helped develop the entire user experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TempTraq_Patch-Callouts\"Since it was an entirely new type of product, \u201cwe needed to make it intuitively easy to understand \u2013 from reading and opening the packaging, properly applying the patch, downloading and using the app, adding additional children to monitor, changing to a new patch, etc.\u201d SmartShape also helped to create the new TempTraq brand, from its logo to its packaging.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlue Spark is very knowledgeable about the thin-battery technology and about the suitable materials for the TempTraq patch \u2013 they’re the experts. This was a big advantage in getting to market quickly,\u201d Maczuzak noted.<\/p>\n

This past summer, Blue Spark began selling TempTraq online via Amazon, Sharper Image, Diapers.com, The FSA Store, Costco.com and CVS.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to get it into brick-and-mortar retail sites by late Q4 (2015) or early Q1 (2016),\u201d Gannon said. And he also wants to introduce a fertility-tracking version next year. Due to the differences in each country\u2019s regulatory rules, Gannon said they are focusing on the U.S. market alone for now, adding, \u201cI don\u2019t imagine us moving into Europe until late 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, one can expect the feverish global market demand for medical wearables to continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He has broad global experience and for more than 35 years has worked as a journalist, editor-in-chief, publishing executive and key connector of like-minded parties. He has launched successful publications and C-level events on three continents. While with Crain Communications Inc., he oversaw the relaunch of the 100-year-old European Rubber Journal in London and helped to start Urethanes Technology magazine there. \u00a0In 1988 Bob returned to Akron, Ohio, to serve as founding editor of Plastics News, an award-winning, weekly business newspaper. In 2005 he oversaw the editorial launch of the bilingual (Chinese and English) PN China e-newsletter and website. For more than a decade at PN he also held the titles of associate publisher, editorial director and conference director, and most recently served as business development director. A long-time affiliate member of the Industrial Designers Society of America, Bob has organized numerous design-focused events, earned a Personal Recognition Award from IDSA in 2013, and constantly strives to help bridge the gap between the design and manufacturing communities. In 2014 he left Crain and created RC Grace LLC in Akron, Ohio, as a consultancy that aims to help companies to enhance their branding and market presence, find business partners, connect with design resources (here or in Asia), secure funding and advance their growth initiatives. Email Bob or visit his website at www.rcgrace.com to learn more about how he can help you.","sameAs":["http:\/\/ulprospector.com"],"url":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/author\/robert-grace\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":1244,"user_id":23,"is_guest":0,"slug":"robert-grace","display_name":"Bob Grace","avatar_url":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2017\/10\/Robert-Grace_avatar_1508791447-96x96.jpg","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3312"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}