Moving Digital Health

Moving Digital Health: David Burns of Halterix

Episode Summary

Dr. David Burns joins MindSea CEO Reuben Hall to discuss motion recognition technology and other innovations changing the landscape of healthcare. David’s background in biomedical engineering coupled with his experience in orthopedic surgery provides a unique point of view combining the perspectives of a healthcare provider and of an engineer. He shares the story of Halterix’s founding, the steps and challenges involved in bringing new technology to the healthcare market, and the many exciting projects coming to fruition in the field of digital health.

Episode Notes

Founder and chairman of the pioneering motion recognition company Halterix, Dr. David Burns holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and previously worked in the nuclear industry. 

Working with patients in a clinical setting during his surgical training at the University of Toronto, David identified a barrier to recovery that he realized could be mitigated. The technology he developed supports patients through the critical at-home stage of their physical therapy; David founded Halterix to deliver this technology to the patients who can benefit from it. 

https://youtu.be/RgmqRxw8F4w

In this episode, David details the clinical observations that prompted him to create the technology from which Halterix was born, and outlines: 

• The barriers to recovery Halterix is working to address
• How Halterix products help physicians monitor and learn from patient progress
• The particular challenges of getting a new idea off the ground in a healthcare context

David also describes how he built the team at Halterix:

• The benefits of working with an external team on certain items
• Why he does not regret recruiting friends
• How and why Halterix pivoted to a business-to-business model

Contributes some thought leadership insights: 

• The steps involved in taking a technology from the research phase through to implementation in a healthcare system
• Regulatory challenges around AI involvement in decision-making
• The importance of measuring patients according to their own baselines, rather than by a general benchmark

And offers a look ahead: 

• The next potential application for Halterix’s technology
• Projects currently in the works
• Several exciting ideas he’s come across in his research
• Potential future applications of technology now in development

Links 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-burns-b81055aa/?originalSubdomain=ca

https://halterix.com