Once a company asked for ideas about a COPD and Heart Failure early detector. I submitted my idea (based on Physionet 2016 competition), but the company then asked for a proof of concept. I had none, so I decided to make my own and make it public. I would be happy if it would be copied widely.

https://hackaday.io/project/19685-early-and-low-cost-detection-of-heart-failure

The PoC was developped in Java, uses ML and works well enough for me. I have a clear idea how to extend it to detect fibrous tissues in the heart and possibly in lungs. I have confidence that I can develop this, all by myself in the C language, embed it in a self contained $150 device and market it.

However several things worry me:

* Having a health detector is nice but is the information really useful?

* How to get a market authorization with little resources?

* What strategies about next steps, in particular I am thinking about a much more ambitious detector. Some guys, inspired by the Star Trek Tricorder and Qualcomm prize, already had wonderful ideas.

* A comfortable possibility would be to integrate an existing organization (I worked for 35 years in a large company).

Thanks for any suggestion.