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A new ingestible capsule can monitor vital signs from within the 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.
Swallowable sensors could pinpoint gut movement problems for patients
Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD on LinkedIn: Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients
Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients
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Ingestible Electronic Device Detects Breathing Depression in Patients
SleepWorld Magazine
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First-in-human trial of an ingestible vitals-monitoring pill - ScienceDirect
Sensors, MIT News
Treatment of central sleep apnoea in congestive heart failure with nasal ventilation
Sensors, MIT News