Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a small sensor that can record a wearer’s heart activity for up to a day. The sensor works like an ultrasound camera and is powered by piezoelectricity.
The idea behind the tiny ultrasound camera is that it should be able to take pictures of a patient’s heart continuously even when the patient is moving, something that can make it easier for doctors to make a diagnosis. Ray Wu, a nanoengineer at the University of California, San Diego, got involved with the tiny ultrasound camera and says:
“Potential applications include continuous monitoring of the heart in daily life, during exercise, during surgery, and much more. It will open up the potential for it to detect previously undetectable disease symptoms, identify symptoms in their very early stages, and dramatically improve patient outcomes.”
The researchers behind the ultrasound camera plan to commercialize it with Softsonics. There is no information yet on when it can be used in healthcare.
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