Feb 18
Tiny sensor transmits data from orthopedic implants
Posted in: UncategorizedIn order to determine how a patient is recovering from orthopedic surgery, doctors must presently rely on technologies such as X-rays or MRIs. Before too long, however, they may instead simply be able to read the output from tiny sensors, implanted in the patient’s body. A team of scientists from New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have already created a prototype of just such a device, that measures a mere four millimeters across and is 500 microns thick.
i would so want this, since thats a picture of my foot.
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