The Pivot Breath Sensor

Pivot's FDA-cleared carbon monoxide breath sensor fundamentally changes smoking cessation.

A compelling new view of your smoking

The Bluetooth-enabled Pivot Breath Sensor measures carbon monoxide (CO) in your breath. CO is one of the toxins that enter your bloodstream when you smoke. Measuring it throughout the day provides an objective indication of your exposure to cigarette smoke.

A real-time feedback loop

Carbon monoxide builds up quickly in your body. It also clears fairly quickly. Smoke more, and you’ll see your Pivot Breath Sensor readings increase. Skip a cigarette, and your numbers will decrease. Skip enough cigarettes, and your numbers can start approaching those of a non-smoker. That’s behavior change in action.

Pivot Breath Sensor and Phone with Pivot app showing Time since last cigarette: 2 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes, 53 seconds, CO load so far today: 451, CO load this time yesterday: 419, and a Get CO Levels button.

Wireless connectivity

The Pivot Breath Sensor syncs seamlessly with the Pivot app, enabling you and your Pivot coach to see your patterns over time. For in-the-moment breath samples, you don’t even need to check your phone. The sensor’s integrated screen provides instant results and even helps you celebrate victories along the way.

Pivot Breath Sensor with screen showing: Phone Paired

Clinical precision

The Pivot Breath Sensor is an FDA-cleared medical device. It’s also backed by years of research and development, clinical studies, published papers, and the feedback from countless participants. Your sensor may look cool and fun (it is), but it’s a piece of precision hardware you can trust.

Real-time results

On-device readouts for convenient and immediate feedback.

FDA clearance

Technology you can trust, created by physicians, clinicians, and medical device engineers.

Wireless convenience

The key fob-sized sensor syncs automatically with the Pivot app. It couldn't be simpler.

This is about more than data. It's about immediacy.

The impact of smoking and quitting can often seem distant — “someday.” The Pivot Breath Sensor brings it into the here and now. You’ll see immediate changes when you smoke, and when you don’t.

See your progress

One of the tricky things about quitting smoking is its totality. It can feel like you’ve either quit or you haven’t — there’s no in between. But the truth is there are a lot of victories along the way to a successful quit. The Pivot Breath Sensor keeps you on track by helping you celebrate them.

Share your results

The more you know about your smoking behavior, the more control you have. You’ll go over your sensor readings with your Pivot coach to see if you can find new patterns in your smoking.

Find your motivation

More Pivot users than we can count have pointed to the Pivot Breath Sensor as the key to their Pivot experience. For some, the simple appeal of getting lower carbon monoxide readings nudges them into reducing their smoking. For others, the sense of control is the confidence boost they need to quit smoking for good.

Awareness building

Data is power. Knowing that each cigarette you do or don’t smoke will affect your Pivot Breath Sensor readings can make you more aware of your smoking behavior.