A wearable for managing
hypertension, silently.
A medical wearable and connected mobile ecosystem for passive blood pressure monitoring — designed for the 1 in 3 Americans living with hypertension.
1 in 3 Americans have hypertension. Most of them don't know it.
Hypertension is a silent chronic condition — symptoms don't appear until severe. Without continuous monitoring, neither patients nor physicians can understand patterns or prevent crises.
How might we enable passive monitoring without adding friction?
Managing chronic hypertension demands constant vigilance — daily measurements, medication adherence, and coordination with a care network. Today's tools make all of this harder than it needs to be.
Create a solution that continuously monitors blood pressure while keeping patients connected to their care network — without disrupting daily life?
A wearable + mobile ecosystem.
Continuous passive monitoring
Plexus monitors blood pressure around the clock using optical and oscillometric sensing — no button presses, no interruptions.
Connected care network
The companion app links patient, family, and physician in one shared view — enabling real-time awareness and proactive intervention.
Automated diagnosis
Pattern recognition across time surfaces clinically meaningful insights — identifying trends before they become emergencies.
Plexus Device
Designed to disappear into daily life. Worn on the wrist, the device features an LED channel that gives ambient feedback on blood pressure stages, battery levels, and device status — without demanding attention.
The Device
Three personas. One chronic condition.
Qualitative research with patients, caregivers, and physicians surfaced distinct user archetypes — each with a different relationship to their illness, their care network, and technology.
My work hampers with daily life, adds stress to my lifestyle.
With my kids in other cities, I feel alone and fear for my hypertension, stresses me out.
Since I have aged, my health problems have increased and act on my irregular blood pressure.
Journey Map
Mapped from patient interviews, a single day reveals more than routine — it reveals pressure. Ordinary moments carry invisible physiological weight. And when life adds disruption — a pandemic, sudden illness, an unexpected stressor — the condition doesn't gradually worsen. It compounds.
Three critical gaps in hypertension management.
Research with patients and physicians revealed consistent barriers — spanning monitoring, communication, and behavior change.
What patients are looking for.
The research and interviews helped me understand what exactly patients are looking for to improve their battle with this chronic illness.
Plexus Ecosystem.
A closed feedback loop — device monitors, app surfaces insights, care network stays informed, physician acts proactively. Chronic care without chronic friction.
