New “breath-taking” technology helping patients lose weight
July 16
A technology created by Arizona State University (ASU) is helping patients overcome challenges on their weight loss journey.
Erica Forzani, a professor at ASU’s School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, joined “Arizona Horizon” to share more on the technology.
The device is called “Breezing.” It analyzes a patient’s metabolism in a way that standard lines of questioning are not able to. With the data that is collected, doctors are able to create more personalized care plans for weight loss.
Images courtesy of ASU
The “Breezing” device has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. and by the European Union. They are now looking further to help address obesity in other countries.
“It’s really a breath-taking device,” Forzani said. The device uses uses indirect calorimetry to accurately measure metabolism and does so by analyzing your oxygen consumption and your carbon dioxide production.
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