Created: May 25, 2021 06:50 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) What if you were told that there is a specially designed toilet seat that can potentially save a life?
Right here in Rochester, there s a team of scientists and engineers from creating a one-of-a-kind toilet seat that will monitor and improve the health of people on a daily basis.
Casana, formerly known as Heart Health Intelligence, is a health tech company leading the charge with the help of RIT alumnus Austin McChord, who joined the Casana leadership team as Chief Executive Officer.
Developed in 2014 by RIT student Nick Conn, the specially designed toilet seat will soon be entering the clinical trial phase as part of the FDA clearance, according to Casana.