A Simple, Needle-Free Way to Track Potassium for CKD Patients
Managing potassium levels is one of the biggest challenges for people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Potassium can rise or fall quickly, and when it does, it may lead to serious problems like weakness, irregular heartbeat, or even cardiac arrest. The difficult part is that most patients don’t feel early warning signs.
Today, potassium is usually checked only during hospital visits through blood tests. These tests are accurate, but they show only one reading at one moment. Anything that happens between visits remains unknown—and that’s when many dangerous changes actually occur.
To solve this problem, Twisynt Technologies Private Limited, a medtech startup in Bengaluru founded by Vismaya S, is developing TinySense, a wearable device that monitors potassium non-invasively and in real time.
Why Traditional Monitoring Isn’t Enough
Patients rely on blood tests done every few weeks
Potassium can change rapidly due to food, medicines, or dialysis schedules.
Needles are painful and stressful for people already undergoing frequent tests.
Dangerous levels may develop silently between appointments.
This creates uncertainty and anxiety for many CKD and dialysis patients.
What is Non-Invasive Potassium Monitoring?
Non-invasive monitoring means checking potassium without drawing blood. Instead of needles, TinySense uses advanced sensors placed on the skin to read certain signals from the body. Smart algorithms then estimate potassium trends throughout the day.
This gives patients continuous visibility instead of one-time lab snapshots.
Introducing TinySense
TinySense is a small, comfortable wearable created specifically for kidney patients. It is being developed at Twisynt’s office in MSMF, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Bommasandra, Bengaluru.
The goal of TinySense is simple:
Give patients an easy, safe, needle-free way to understand their potassium levels anytime.
How TinySense Helps in Daily Life
Patients can wear it all day while doing normal activities.
The device tracks potassium trends quietly in the background.
If levels start moving toward dangerous zones, TinySense is designed to send alerts.
Patients can take action earlier—before problems become serious.
Over time, this helps both patients and doctors clearly see what affects potassium levels.
Benefits for Patients
No more frequent needle sticks just to check potassium.
Less stress, as potassium is monitored continuously.
Fewer emergency risks, since abnormal trends can be caught early.
Better understanding of how diet, medication, and dialysis affect potassium.
Benefits for Doctors
Doctors get access to continuous potassium patterns instead of occasional lab results. This helps them:
Adjust treatments more accurately
Catch risks early
Personalize diet and medication plans
Reduce preventable hospital admissions
Who Can Benefit the Most?
TinySense is being designed for:
CKD patients at any stage
Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients
People with frequent potassium fluctuations
Patients with heart conditions or medications affecting potassium
Anyone at risk of sudden potassium changes can benefit from continuous monitoring.
A New Way to Live With CKD
Life with CKD doesn’t have to revolve around fear of sudden potassium problems. With wearable, non-invasive monitoring, patients can feel more in control and better informed. TinySense aims to bring comfort, safety, and confidence to everyday life.
To learn more about TinySense and Twisynt Technologies, visit www.twisynt.com for updates.