Bone Health Technologies was recently granted a breakthrough device designation from FDA for its OsteoBoost Vibration Belt, a drug-free alternative for improving bone health and reducing the risk of fracture.

After bone density peaks, typically when people reach their 30s, most experience a slow decline from bone cells dying and being resorbed without being entirely replaced, said Laura Yecies, CEO of Bone Health Technologies, in an interview with MD+DI. “And now that we're living longer, that slow loss of bone catches up to us to the point where the bones can become very fragile, and then we have fractures that can be deadly and life-altering,” she said.