Innovation Origins January 31, 2022

Measuring equipment built into hearing aids, heart rate monitors in wristwatches, dose control of insulin, self-regulating pacemakers, and many other types of monitoring equipment are gaining ground in the healthcare system, supporting doctors, giving patients more freedom to make measurements at home, and doing away with unnecessary transportation or hospitalizations.

Associate Professor Helge Bjarup Dissing Sørensen, Department of Health Technology, is developing new technologies based on wireless sensors that are currently used as an intelligent alarm system to monitor critical patients with cancer or corona. A system that can provide security for the patient while easing the burden on healthcare professionals, writes the Technical University of Denmark in this press release.

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Topics: Digital Health, Health System / Hospital, Home, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Wearables
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