“Intelligent” T-Shirt Monitors Hospital Patients’ Vital Signs and Movements
Posted By Nicole Abene On September 25, 2011 @ 10:10 am In News,Wearable Technology | No Comments
Hospital stays aren’t fun no matter what, but the constant poking and prodding can be some of the worst offenders. Researchers from la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid [4] have developed an “intelligent T-shirt” [5] that can make these a little less necessary by non invasively monitoring vital signs in real time, all the while saving time for the hospital staff. Interested in seeing how it works? Click ahead [6] to learn more and watch a video explaining the technology.
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