Ingestible device measures heart and breathing rate
A new ingestible device detects breathing depression, which could help monitor people with sleep apnea or at risk of opioid overdose.
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; MA, USA), Celero Systems (MA, USA) and West Virginia University (WV, USA) have collaborated to develop the first ingestible electronic device that can measure heart and breathing rate from inside the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The device could be used to help diagnose and monitor people with sleep apnea or those at risk of an opioid overdose.