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== Public & Media Impact and Presentation == | == Public & Media Impact and Presentation == |
Revision as of 22:30, 12 November 2015
CEFALY | |
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Category | Therapeutic wearables |
Developer | STX-Med |
Announced | The date "-" was not understood. The date "-" was not understood. |
Released | Consumers: The date "-" was not understood. The date "-" was not understood. |
Price | 299 USD |
Weight | g |
Dimensions | mm |
Controls | smartphone |
Standalone[1] | |
http://www.cefalytechnology.com/en/company | |
http://www.cefalytechnology.com/en/products |
Contents
Main characteristics
Purpose
Company & People
STX-Med company
Founders:
Pierre Rigaux
Pierre-Yves Muller
Important Dates
2004 - Foundation of STX-Med, which was later named Cefaly.[1]
Ethical Issues
Health Risks
Right on the official page of Cefaly side effects are stated.[2] Company claims, that side effects appear in 4,3% of patients, mentioning most common as intolerance to the feeling of Cefaly on the forehead (1.25%), sensation of fatigue during and after the session (0.65%), headache after one session (0.52%), or irritation of the skin on the forehead (0.22%).
Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment
Public & Media Impact and Presentation
Cefaly has its own official facebook page since 2009, and after this, several pages about Cefaly for specific countries were created.
Public Policy
Related Technologies, Project or Scientific Research
References
- ↑ Shows if the device is a standalone wearable computer or if it needs to be connected to a processing unit to function.