WIRELESS SKIN WORN PATCH MEASURES ECG, EEG

Stick-on electronic patch capable of wireless health monitoring

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University have joined together to create a skin worn patch that serves as a wireless health monitor. The device is wirelessly powered, and has the ability to send high-quality data about a patient to a computer, in real time! The engineers at the two institutions set out to create a device that could monitor the human body 24/7 – without putting constraints on a patient’s daily routine. Therefore, no bulky control pads, wires or surgical tape. The patches have proven to be as equally effective as traditional ECG and EEG monitors. Their highly flexible nature and user comfortability makes them ideal for long term health monitoring trials and may yet revolutionise the way doctors work in this area.