Nordic Kinetics Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Parkinson's Disease Monitoring

The application measures the kinematics of Parkinson's disease symptoms during everyday activity and presents tremor and dyskinesia profiles over time, giving clinicians objective, continuous data to complement in-clinic assessment. The underlying algorithms were validated in a study of 343 patients with Parkinson's disease (Powers et al., Science Translational Medicine).

Parkinson's symptoms such as tremor and dyskinesia fluctuate over the course of a day, and brief clinic visits only capture snapshots of these. Continuous, objective measurement during everyday life can help clinicians see how a patient's symptoms vary and respond to treatment, supporting more informed decisions about medication and ongoing management.

Sine Monitoring is designed to turn the consumer smartphones and wearables that patients already own into tools for monitoring the symptoms of movement disorders. The Parkinson's disease application is the first product on the platform, with additional products in development.