App note from Maxim Integrated which introduces their buffer op-amp designed for wearable sensors on medical monitoring. Link here The use of wearable sensors for fitness and health monitoring is growing tremendously. Over the past decade, wearable technology has gained significant attention from the tech industry for commercial reasons and has generated interest from physicians […]
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Pulse Oximeter functionality for a medical device
Alexander Lang writes: The gentlemen for whom I’m developing this hardware for has requested some additional functionality. The additional functionality requested is a Pulse Oximetry measurement. Pulse Oximetry is the measurement of a person’s pulse along with how much oxygen is present within their blood. It is a common measurement made by medical practitioners to […]
Swimming robotic micro-scallop
Prof. Peer Fischer and his team at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany have developed a tiny robotic scallops that can swim through blood and eyeball fluid to fix damaged cells: For years now, scientists have been trying to develop microscopic robots that can swim through bodily fluids and repair damaged cells or deliver medicine. Now, a […]
OpenHardwareExG: An open source platform for ECG, EEG, EMG, ENG, and EOG signal processing
OpenHardwareExG, An open source platform for ECG, EEG, EMG, ENG, and EOG signal processing: The OpenHardwareExG is a platform for ECG, EEG, EMG, ENG, EOG, and evoked potential applications. The OpenHardwareExG platform was originally developed as part of the eeg-mouse project. Project goals The main goal of the project is to build a device that […]
Wearable pupillometer could detect dangerous diabetic condition earlier
Mang Ou-Yang and his team at National Chiao-Tung University have developed a wearable pupillometer. It could detect dangerous diabetic condition earlier: Compared to the existing diagnostic techniques, the pupillometer is a more reliable, effective, portable and inexpensive solution for diagnosing diabetic autonomic neuropathy in its early stages,” said project leader Mang Ou-Yang, of National Chiao-Tung […]
New microchip promises to streamline and simplify diabetes diagnoses
Dr. Brian Feldman and his team at Stanford University have developed a new microchip. It promises to streamline and simplify diabetes diagnoses. Ben Coxworth of Gizmag writes: For people who don’t already know, here’s the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes: the body produces little or no insulin in the case of type 1, and […]
Arduino vitamin/pill reminder
Having to remember to take a vitamin or medication periodically can easily result in missed doses. If it’s a vitamin, probably no big deal. But if its a medical maintenance drug a missed dose can have serious consequences. Ryan Blace from ibuildthings informs us of his latest project, a vitamin/pill reminder. He designed this Arduino […]