Ingestible Sensor Tracks Vitals by Sound

Nov-19-15 An ingestible sensor able to monitor the body’s vital signs via sound could make it much easier to track the vitals of people with delicate or sensitive skin, such as burn victims.

Developed by a team from MIT, the ingestible sensor monitors the patient’s heartbeat and respiration by listening to the sounds in the body’s gastrointestinal tract. The almond-sized device is equipped with microphones that pick up the sounds and transmit them to a computer outside the patient, where a specialized algorithm translates the audio to useful data. The device would then be naturally flushed from the body in a few days.

Besides its use in patients where skin contact is undesirable or uncomfortable, the ingestible monitor could also have applications in soldiers or athletes.

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