Renal and Urology News October 31, 2022
Wearable medical monitoring “smart” devices that monitor vital signs, track medication use, and enable follow-up of patients after surgical procedures have become commonplace. These devices, which can be in the form of rings, watches, glasses, and clothing with embedded sensors, have created novel ways to manage diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, among other medical problems.
Wearable inventor Xuanhe Zhao, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts, said wearable devices such as continuous glucose monitors and electrocardiography monitors are making a significant impact on medical practice, especially in the field of digital and precision medicine. “We hope wearable imaging platforms, such as bioadhesive ultrasound (BAUS) for imaging diverse deep...
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