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Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:26 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by CNET News.com


One small strip of plaster, one giant strip of data

A wireless digital 'plaster' that monitors vital signs is being tested on patients and volunteers at Imperial College London.

(Credit: Toumaz Technology) When you go to the doctor and you get your heart rate or blood pressure taken, the resulting data is narrow, since the...

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A wireless digital "plaster" that monitors vital signs is being tested on patients and volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in a new clinical trial ... - [11/04/2009 - CNET News.com]

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...home settings. "This technology has the potential to improve the capturing of patient's vital signs within all areas of the hospital, enabling key physiological data to be acquired at an increased frequency, with the minimum of inconvenience to patients, and without the requirement to connect patients to immobile pieces of equipment" says , a consultant...
One small strip of plaster, one giant strip of data [CNET News.com - 11/04/2009]

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