Medical Product Guide» Microlife Medical Home Solutions http://blog.medicalproductguide.com A comprehensive guide to medical products for medical professionals Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:36:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Microlife’s WatchWT MedGem(R) Device Will Be Used To Assess Metabolic Changes In The Biggest Loser™ Contestants http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2010/01/12/microlifes-watchwt-medgemr-device-assess-metabolic-biggest-loser-contestants/ http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2010/01/12/microlifes-watchwt-medgemr-device-assess-metabolic-biggest-loser-contestants/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:48:59 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.medicalproductguide.com/blog/?p=412 Microlife Medical Home Solutions, IncMicrolife Medical Home Solutions, Inc. has announced The Biggest Loser medical staff will implement the MedGem indirect calorimeter to assess metabolic changes in program contestants. The MedGem handheld indirect calorimeter is an FDA-cleared, Class II, medical device that assesses metabolic rate by measuring a patient’s resting oxygen consumption. Resting metabolic rate varies dramatically between individuals. Until recently, most healthcare providers would estimate RMR using complicated estimation equations.

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