Pharmacy Times November 26, 2021
The device is to be worn on the stomach and senses when an individual stops breathing and moving, followed by an injection of naloxone that can restore respiration.
Investigators at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a wearable device to detect and reverse an opioid overdose, according to a press release.
The device is to be worn on the stomach and senses when an individual stops breathing and moving. It then injects naloxone that can restore respiration.
“We have created algorithms that run on a wearable injector to detect when the wearer stops breathing and automatically inject naloxone,” said Justin Chan, a UW doctoral student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, in a statement.
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