Smart Pill Monitor

It is unclear whether Proteus Biomedical’s (Redwood City, CA) “Helius smart pill” has gone on sale in the US, following FDA approval in 2010, but it is sold in the UK, as this piece says, along with a good description of how it works. In short, swallow and track heart rate, respiration and movement via a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone transmitting to a remote receiver. MORE with VIDEO

Image Credit:   Proteus Biomedical and Daily Mail.com