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Published 11/06/2009 by Engadget


Sensium wireless digital band-aid begins clinical trials

It hasn't been a year since , and now clinical trials have begun for Sensium. Billed as a 'digital plaster,' the thin patch contains a power source and sensors for monitoring heart rate, temperature, and perspiration -- all of which can then be sent to...

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...commented: "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. This raises the possibility of technology improving hospital safety systems enhancing the efficiency of adding vital sign data to patient records and potentially freeing valuable nursing staff time for other patient care responsibilities." Professor Chris Toumazou...
Sensium wireless digital band-aid begins clinical trials [Engadget - 11/06/2009]
...commented: "It is fantastic to see the Sensium technology coming to fruition, and for us to be launching this study at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a key stage in our commercial journey and one that opens the door to some very exciting applications of our technology in clinical environments next year. 'The business case is simple: by using the disposable digital plaster to monitor on a 24-7 basis, critical medical information can be monitored that would not otherwise have been detected. This preventative form of medicine will mean that less people could require intensive care in the future, saving lives and at the same time providing greater efficiencies and cost savings to the NHS. Once proven in a hospital setting then the digital plaster can be deployed in the home in the same way.' * Ends -"
Sensium wireless digital band-aid begins clinical trials [Engadget - 11/06/2009]

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