SparkGuard extends VA care from 1 hour/week to 24/7 through AI-powered smart glasses — giving clinicians eyes on their patients in the moments that matter most.
SparkGuard combines commercially available hardware with proprietary AI to deliver continuous cognitive support and clinician visibility.
Commercially available, GSA-procurable smart glasses with built-in camera, microphone, and speakers. Looks like regular eyewear.
Real-time object detection, facial analysis, and gesture recognition process the veteran's first-person perspective continuously.
Clear, patient, one-instruction-at-a-time spoken guidance delivered directly through the glasses speakers. No screen required.
Real-time POV feed, emotional metrics, and intervention controls available through a secure web dashboard for the care team.
Each use case addresses a documented gap in VA care delivery, supported by existing clinical evidence for the underlying therapeutic approach.
AI walks veterans through cooking, cleaning, and self-care step-by-step. Detects task context from visual scene and provides sequential guidance adapted to cognitive load.
Auto-detects distress via facial analysis and physiological indicators. Initiates 5-4-3-2-1 grounding protocol and alerts the clinician in real-time for immediate intervention.
Identifies pills by shape, color, and imprint using computer vision. Confirms correct dosage, tracks schedule adherence, and reports compliance metrics to the care team.
Clinician supervises in-vivo exposure therapy sessions remotely in real-time. Sees what the veteran sees, monitors distress levels, and can coach or abort from the dashboard.
Crowd density management, conversation coaching, and exit strategy guidance for veterans navigating social situations that trigger anxiety or hypervigilance.
Tracks physical therapy exercises using gesture detection, counts reps, monitors form, and reports compliance data directly to the rehabilitation care team.
SparkGuard addresses a capability gap that current VA tools were not designed to fill.
| Feature | VA Video Connect | PTSD Coach App | SparkGuard |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Person POV | No | No | Yes |
| Real-Time AI Coaching | No | No | Yes |
| Auto Distress Detection | No | No | Yes |
| Clinician Remote Monitoring | Video only | No | Full Dashboard |
| Wearable Integration | No | No | Smart Glasses |
| In-Vivo Task Support | No | No | Yes |
SparkGuard's architecture inherits the compliance posture of Google Cloud Platform and is designed for federal healthcare deployment.
End-to-end architecture built on Firebase/GCP with BAA coverage. PHI encrypted at rest and in transit.
Google Cloud Platform holds FedRAMP High authorization, the highest baseline for federal systems.
Voice-first interface inherently accessible. Dashboard meets WCAG 2.1 AA standards for clinician use.
Architecture designed for CUI handling requirements. Security controls mapped to NIST 800-171 framework.
Inherited from Google Cloud Platform. Continuous audit coverage for security, availability, and confidentiality.
GCP Government regions support Impact Level 4 and 5 workloads for DoD controlled unclassified information.
SparkGuard is positioned for rapid acquisition through established federal procurement mechanisms.
Working prototype already built and demonstrated. Application-ready for VA Small Business Innovation Research funding.
Aligned with VIE pipeline for technology validation, pilot deployment, and scaling within VA medical centers.
Eligible for DHA SBIR topics targeting cognitive rehabilitation, remote patient monitoring, and digital therapeutics.
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs funding for TBI and psychological health research applications.
Eligible for rapid prototyping and fielding through OTA agreements that bypass traditional FAR-based procurement.
Hardware and software components procurable through existing GSA Schedules with established pricing frameworks.