Meyko, a small companion who will take care of asthmatic children

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Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. To treat this condition, there are medications to take in case of crisis but the important thing to minimize complications and improve the conditions of the child is taking a fund treatment. Unfortunately, some young patients do not take their medication properly, they forget easily. A start-up in Nantes has developed Meyko, a small smart health connected animal that will live to the rhythm of the child and accompany him in the follow-up of his treatment.

This is not the first time we have a smart health smart health connected object for people with asthma. There is for example the Wing, which can anticipate asthma attacks. In the field of smart health connected health, there are many items intended for children and Meyko should soon be part of it. Meyko has been developed especially for children with asthma. In France 10% of children would be affected by this condition and the disease would be responsible for 600,000 days of hospitalization. This little blue smart health connected animal will accompany the child in taking his treatment. Making the taking of drugs more playful while minimizing the disease.

Meyko will motivate children to take their treatment

50% of asthma treatments would not be taken correctly by young patients. On the basis of this observation, two young women, Sandrine Bender and Alizée Gottardo, came up with the idea of ​​creating this companion for children with asthma. " The goal of Meyko is to dramatize the disease, improve adherence to daily treatment and make the child autonomous "Says Ms. Bender, the co-founder of Meyko.

Meyko will follow the rhythm of the child, waking up and falling asleep at the same time as him. Meyko's mood will depend on the child taking treatment. Thus, his face will show a sad bet if the child has not taken his medicine. On the contrary, he will have a nice smile if he is up to date with his treatment. An emotional relationship will therefore be created between the child and his blue companion. Before taking his treatment, the young patient will have to present it to Meyko who will recognize him thanks to a tag. Thus, when the child takes care of himself by following his treatment, he takes care of his smart health connected companion at the same time. " The goal is not to control the medication but to motivate the child to take it Sandrine Bender says.

Data sent in an application

Meyko has an app for parents of young patients so that they can still check that the treatment is being followed. Adults will be able to monitoring daily and longer-term intakes to confirm adherence. These data will also facilitate treatment by the treating physician. In addition, the app provided prevention tips.

The goal of the start-up is to market Meyko at the end of 2017. It plans to use a crowdfunding campaign to launch a first series of its product.

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