Ingestible Device (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ingestible Device

Caption

Prof. Giovanni Traverso holds an ingestible electronic device that can monitor vital signs from within a patient’s GI tract. The sensor could be used for less intrusive monitoring of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, or for detecting opioid overdoses.

Credit

Giovanni Traverso

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