Medical Electronics

A pill to treat schizophrenia containing a sensor that tracks whether the medication has been taken has won the approval of the US regulators.

High-end human body motion-sensing technology could become widely available, following the purchase of Dutch motion tracking firm Xsens by California MEMS accelerometer maker mCube. Xsens technology is used by computer games companies, film makers and clinicians to accurately track the movement of limbs and other major body parts. For example, it is used to record the movements of human actors ...

French research lab Leti will participate in a US project to restore vision by stimulating the visual cortex, funded by a DARPA (US Defence advanced research projects agency) programme called ‘Neural engineering system design programme’ (NESD).

EOS Power has introduced a fan and cover kit for its (M)WLP225 series of 225W medical open-frame power supplies.

Panasonic claims a record low power for its latest Bluetooth module, which has a peak consumption of 3.3mA in receive or transmit mode.

Drones can be used to detect human vital signs from a distance, according to the University of South Australia.

Qualcomm develops reference designs for biometric patches that will enable care models, from perioperative care to assessing the impact of therapeutic interventions.

Researchers at Binghamton University in New York have developed a spit-powered microbial fuel cell, which might be able to power medical diagnostic equipment in the field. “On-demand micro-power generation is required especially for point-of-care diagnostic applications in developing countries,” said researcher Seokheun Choi. “Typically, those applications require only several tens of microwatt-level power for several minutes, but commercial batteries or ...

Leti creates a automated diagnosis system for meningitis, based around a simple lens-free microscope and a tablet computer.

French semiconductor lab Leti has used deep etching to created micro injection needles for Swiss firm Debiotech.