Intramuscular Monitoring System for Hypertension
February 3, 2009 | Terry Sharrer
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (Duisberg, Germany) are now conducting clinical trials of a hypertension monitoring system that uses a sensor implanted in the femoral artery and a transponder implanted in the groin. The 1 mm sensor measures BP thirty times a second, and sends the data through a flexible microcable to the transponder which wirelessly forwards readings to a cellphone-like device for further transmission. MORE