Smart Wrist Band
Wrist Device: Stroke Early Warning System Source: Kaunas University of Technology International Biomedical Engineering Breakthrough from Europe It looks like a watch, but it's an early warning system that detects the early stages of atrial fibrillation and stroke. It could help prevent stroke and other health complications. It has just been developed by an international team of biomedical engineers and scientists from Lithuania's Kaunas Institute of Technology and Sweden's Lund University. It's a very smart wrist band that could save lives. Prototype This device is still in the prototype stage. But it has great potential. The smart wrist band features both PPG and ECG sensors. The PPG sensor optically senses changes in blood volume in the tissue. That can be a sign of the start of atrial fibrillation. If a blood volume change is detected, that sounds an alert to the wearer to touch the device with their other hand to register a...