These new mini wearable patches can do a lot more than they look. These patches are made of a small sheet of silicone patterned with small electronic parts.These ultrasound patches can non-invasively monitor blood pressure. These patches are more accurate than the inflatable cuff strapped around your arm. Due to this technology it can actually monitor it deep under the skin to help people detect cardiovascular problems earlier on. This patch can be helpful for people that have heart disease, lung disease, are critically ill, undergoing surgery. ”By integrating ultrasound technology into wearables, we can start to capture a whole lot of other signals, biological events and activities going on way below the surface in a non-invasive manner.”, said Sheng Xu. This can be a great addition to the cardiovascular medicine helping patients. They believe this patch can help in the operating room during procedures, monitoring patients making sure they are stable. This patch transforms ultrasound technology into a wearable platform. These patches detect highly detailed information hat can then be relaid back to your doctor.
I believe these patches can be great for modern technology. They are not officially out yet because there are still some issues to resolve but once figured out I believe they can be extremely beneficial. They can help doctors evaluate what is going on internally since it is able to capture so much more than a normal blood pressure machine would. This is an easy way to help keep people healthy.
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