SmartLife wins international patent for wearable technology
13/08/2009
UK-based medical technology provider SmartLife has been awarded an international patent for a knitted ‘linear electronic transducer’ which can be incorporated into a piece of clothing to help care providers monitor a patient’s health.
SmartLife has said it is aiming to become a leading global provider in the field of personalised wearable monitoring systems and, to this end, it has developed a novel knitted textile based technology platform incorporating flexible integral dry sensors that allow the monitoring of vital health signs such as electrocardiography, heart rate, electromyography, respiration and skin temperature.
The construction of the garments can make sure the sensors are automatically in contact with the skin, with their position correctly located; the wearer requires little instruction for set-up or routine use.
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