Ingestible Vital Signs Monitoring Capsule
January 23, 2024 | Terry Sharrer
“In this work, we [engineers at MIT and West Virginia University] report on the first human experience with an ingestible ballistic monitor that can measure respiration and cardiac activity. We have shown that the ingestible sensor has the potential to replace intrusive, externally worn sensors for sleep studies and that it could serve as the basis for a life-saving autonomous device to rescue people from accidental opioid overdose.” MORE
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