APT Rolls Out Tango Belt to Prevent Fall-Induced Hip Fractures

ActiveProtective (APT) has launched Tango Belt, a wearable device that uses sensors to monitor motion and deploy airbags during serious, hip-impacting falls.

The Tango belt previously earned breakthrough device status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It was further given marketing authorization as a prescription-only device meant as an adjunctive to standard-of-care to reduce risk of hip fracture or dislocation due to falls.

The Tango Belt showed 91% reduction in fall-induced hip fracture in at-risk older adults when used alongside standard-of-care in a premarket clinical study, compared to the standard of care alone.

It can be worn day and night. When used with its companion mobile app, it automatically alerts care staff when it detects a fall or impact. The mobile app’s dashboard shows key metric including balance, confidence, and adherence.

“Today marks a crucial step forward in addressing fall-induced hip fractures, a devastating injury that impacts countless lives of older adults every year,” said ActiveProtective’s CEO, Wamis Singhatat. “With the FDA’s marketing authorization and Breakthrough Device Designation of the Tango Belt, we are proud to introduce an innovation that sets a new standard for safer mobility and fall injury mitigation for at-risk older adults. This is the culmination of over a decade of unwavering dedication by our team of developers and clinicians. We are grateful to our partners and investors for making this vision a reality.”

The company is now looking for interested senior living owners/operators healthcare systems and providers, particularly those in value-based care models that proactively screen and intervene to mitigate risk and avoid costly episodes of care.