Weil Institute researchers awarded $5.5 million for smart CPR device

Researchers from the University of Michigan Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation—together with global collaborators in resuscitation, data science, engineering, emergency medical services, and design thinking—have landed a 2-year, $5.5 million grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to develop an AI-integrated wearable sensor aimed at helping rescuers save more sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) patients. The funding was awarded through the AHA’s highly competitive Novel AI Approaches to Advance Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular/Brain Health mechanism, which supports up to three investigators and/or investigative teams exploring novel uses of AI to revolutionize cardiovascular and cerebrovascular/brain health.