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Check out some of Sway’s press and media coverage, company and product updates, and industry insights.

Soaring into the Top 5 of the App Store's Medical Apps Category

Thank you to all of our loyal users and customers for helping us reach the ranking of #9 in Apple’s App Store - we couldn’t have done it without you!

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Sway Medical

Concussion treatment program piloted for TPHS athletes

A concussion treatment program is being piloted for fall sports at TPHS, providing student-athletes with an initiative aimed at minimizing injuries that keep them away from their classrooms and sports.

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The Falconer

Banner Health provides free concussion baseline testing for every high school in Arizona through partnership with Sway Medical, Inc.

Sway Medical, Inc., a leading provider of mobile balance and cognitive testing and Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country, have announced a partnership to provide baseline testing for every high school athlete in Arizona.

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Banner Health

Best Practices for Implementing Sway: The 3 C’s of Communication

June 2022 - If your organization is just starting to or considering implementing Sway into your concussion management protocols, there are many best practices that you’ll want to consider prior to launching your new policies into action. To have a new concussion protocol be successful, best practices should be used to set yourself and your organization up for success. A large part of that success comes from communicating changes early and effectively.

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Allison Strickland at ATStudy Buddy

Creating or Updating Your School’s Concussion Protocol

June 2022 - Your school’s concussion protocol is your first line of defense when a concussion occurs. It’s your set policies, tools, and assessments that you’ll turn to as you respond to an injury. While the word ‘protocol’ may seem overly strict, your concussion protocol is anything but – it simply is another tool in your toolkit to provide an individualized, patient-centered approach to concussion management.

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Allison Strickland at ATStudy Buddy

Implementing Sway: A First-Hand Look at Cutting the Cord to the Sidelines

June 2022 - When Matt An, MS, ATC, LAT, FMSC decided to begin the search for a new concussion management solution, he knew that simplicity and the ability to streamline concussion baseline and on-field assessments were key.

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Allison Strickland at ATStudy Buddy

Sway Balance System FDA-Cleared Concussion Assessments

The Sway Balance System is an FDA-cleared Class II technology used by many doctors and athletic trainers to conduct concussion assessments and make return-to play-decisions. We have added this powerful vestibular balance screening and monitoring tool to our brain health technologies toolbox in order to provide our patients with the best in comprehensive concussion care.

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The Mid-Atlantic Concussion Alliance

The Next Chapter: Sway Medical and the Clinical Market

August 2021 - Sway Medical has had documented success assessing cognitive function and balance in the sports market for years. They are now expanding their services to the clinical market and broader patient populations.

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Kerry Daley at Sway Medical

SWAY MEDICAL JOINS THE X LEAGUE HUDDLE

Jun 24, 2021 - Extreme Football League (X League) officials have teamed with a leading sports technology partner, Sway Medical as its official technology partner aiding in the diagnosis of head injuries.

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The X League

Sway Medical Closes Series A Financing Round

Sep 23, 2020 - Sway Medical, a mobile neurological assessment company, recently closed a $4.2M Series A financing round led by Atento Capital and the Oklahoma Life Science Fund.

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PRWEB

CORTADO VENTURES CLOSES INVESTMENT WITH SWAY MEDICAL

Sep 17, 2020 - Cortado Ventures is pleased to announce it has funded Sway Medical of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Series A investment from Cortado will enable Sway to scale its patented neurological assessment technology.

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Nathaniel Harding at Cortado Ventures

SWAY Medical Making Concussion Testing Easier

Apr 3, 2019 - A new technology that is FDA cleared and developed to help medical professionals assess potential concussions during a game or event has been developed.

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Skye Eddy Bruce at Soccer Parenting Association

Sway Medical partners with Sport Science Center at TCU to further concussion and sports performance research

Feb 6, 2018 - Sway Medical today announced a multi-year partnership supporting research at TCU's newly formed Sport Science Center. Sway is providing a three-year financial commitment to the Sport Science Center with an unrestricted recurring grant to the program.

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PRNewswire

Patents Assigned to SWAY MEDICAL LLC

Sep 27, 2016 - There is provided herein a system and method for performing a balance evaluation that utilizes a hand held accelerometer that measures upper body compensatory and correctional movement.

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Justia Patents

Sway Medical Receives TGA Medical Device Clearance To Market In Australia

Sep 8, 2016 - Sway Medical LLC (Sway) would like to announce its official availability in Australia. Sway was issued its TGA Approval after being marketed in the United States and Canada for two years.

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Biospace

AARP: 10 startups developing digital health tools for seniors

May 12, 2014 - At AARP's Life@50+ event in Boston last week, 10 startups presented products targeted at AARP's 38 million members. The products ranged from a mobile diagnostic testing tool to a system that helps caregivers clock their hours and connect with others in the area.

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Aditi Pai at Mobi Health News

Balance-testing app used in concussion-treatment program

August 27, 2014 - Several Arizona student-athletes are getting world-class concussion treatment through a revolutionary program by experts at Barrow Neurological Institute that helps better diagnose and prepare treatments for head injuries...and it's free to families. It's a mobile app called Sway Balance, and it will help experts, on the sidelines, objectively measure and compare whether a child is suffering from a head injury.

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Chris Williams at azcentral.com

Motherboard Tech by Vice: Now You Can Track Your Concussion with a Phone

March 8, 2014 - Motherboard and Vice look at Sway Medical's technology to track concussions with just your phone.

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Derek Mead at Motherboard Tech & Vice

Sway Medical Advances Concussion Awareness

Aug 29, 2013 - Sway medical, the company revolutionizing medical on mobile, today announced immediate general availability of its ™ iOS mobile app.

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Fierce Healthcare

Sway Medical emerges from 'valley of death'

July 9, 2013 - Two years is a lifetime for an entrepreneur. In two years, it's guaranteed that nearly everything about a startup company will change. In two years, a young company can find itself stranded in the so-called “valley of death” where about two-thirds of new companies falter and fail.

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The Oklahoman

New app helps balance medical testing

June 27, 2013 - The Sway Balance app is U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for diagnosing concussions is the signature product of Sway Medical, founded by Chief Executive Chase Curtiss.

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Thad Ayers at Tulsa World

Sway nabs $750K for FDA-cleared balance assessment app

June 21, 2013 - A new mobile health startup has emerged from stealth mode with a first round of funding, FDA 510(k) clearance, and an app launch, not to mention a partnership

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Jonah Comstock at Mobi Health News

ImPACT Partners With Sway Medical

June 20, 2013 - New FDA-cleared Sway Balance™ App Complements ImPACT Mobile Apps

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i2E