The Westlake company, which makes wearable remote patient monitoring devices and recently landed $40 million in growth capital, has appointed John DeFord, Ph.D., to its board. The addition of DeFord, a 30-year veteran of the medical device industry, brings the Blue Spark board to five members.
The maker of wearable remote patient monitoring devices said the growth funding round was led by Ghost Tree Partners of California, with support from professional services firm Aon. The funding will go toward 'scaling the company's sales and marketing functions and the continued advancement of Blue Spark's wearable remote patient monitoring solutions,' according to a news release.