FCC Grants MIT Waiver Request of Part 15 Rules for Indoor Health Monitoring Device

The Federal Communications Commission announced that it has adopted under delegated authority a request by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a waiver of the  FCC’s rules for unlicensed devices to permit the certification and marketing of its WiTrack system. WiTrack is a wall-mounted system that allows caregivers to remotely monitor the health and safety of patients and senior adults without physical contact. It wirelessly monitors physiological characteristics such as gait, breathing, heart rate, and sleep, and is designed to detect potentially life-threatening events, such as falls.