USPTO Awards UpRight Science the Registered Trademark for Balance: The Sixth Vital Sign

Registered Trademark Reinforces UpRight Science’s Commitment to Making Balance Measurement a Routine Part of Conversations between Patients and Physicians.

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UpRight Science today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has registered Balance: The Sixth Vital Sign®, marking a milestone in the company’s work to bring greater awareness to balance as an essential measure of health. 

“Blood pressure and other vital signs are useful because we establish a baseline and keep measuring. That gives physicians a way to recognize changes and address problems before they become life-threatening,” said Sanjeev Sharma, MD, Chief Medical Officer of UpRight Science. “Balance makes sense as the sixth vital sign for the same reason. When we know a patient’s baseline and can follow their balance over time, we have objective information to help evaluate a decline and monitor recovery. We should be building that history before the first fall brings a patient into the office.”

UpRight Science’s FDA-cleared clinical software uses sensors built into smartphones to measure balance objectively and track changes over time. The technology enables clinicians to establish patient baselines and monitor balance beyond visits to the clinic or doctor’s office.

The company also offers StayUpRight!, a free mobile app that lets people check and follow their balance using a smartphone. As a non-prescription version of the same technology that powers the clinical software of UpRight Science, the free app helps users become more familiar with their balance and encourages informed conversations with healthcare professionals.

“This is more than a trademark. It represents an investment in giving balance the awareness and attention it deserves,” said Terry Chabrowe, CEO of UpRight Science. “We want balance at the forefront of discussions between patients and their doctors, with people asking about it and physicians routinely measuring it quantitatively. Establishing Balance: The Sixth Vital Sign® as a recognizable message helps us advance that conversation and encourage people to take an active role in protecting their health and independence.”

Balance provides information about how multiple systems in the body are functioning together, including the nervous system and the muscles that support movement. Changes can develop gradually and may go unnoticed until a person experiences instability or a fall. UpRight Science believes routine measurement can give physicians and patients a clearer view of those changes and help inform earlier assessment and intervention.

The registration follows a recent announcement from UpRight Science about a multidisciplinary advisory board supporting its mission to establish balance as an essential health measure. Together, these efforts reflect the company’s commitment to making balance easier to understand and incorporating its measurement into routine care. 

About UpRight Science

UpRight Science is a medical technology company working to advance Balance: The Sixth Vital Sign®. Its FDA-cleared software brings balance assessment to smartphones through Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). Using smartphone-based biomechanics, the technology enables objective measurement and ongoing monitoring of balance, helping clinicians follow patients between office visits.

The company’s free consumer app, StayUpRight!, makes a non-prescription version of this technology available for everyday balance tracking. StayUpRight! is intended for general wellness and is not a medical device. Anyone with concerns about their balance should speak with a physician.

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