Publication/Creation Date

April 27 2017

Creators/Contributors

Giovanni Traverso (contributor)
Robert Langer (contributor)
Taylor Bensel (creator)
Cody Cleveland (contributor)
Lucas Booth (contributor)
Brian Smith (contributor)
Jonathan O’Brien (contributor)
Anne Trafton (creator)
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) (contributor)
Brigham And Women's Hospital (contributor)
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (contributor)
Koch Institute For Integrative Cancer Research (contributor)

Description

Researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory have devised a way to wirelessly power small electronic devices that can linger in the digestive tract indefinitely after being swallowed.Such devices could be used to sense conditions in the gastrointestinal tract, or carry small reservoirs of drugs to be
delivered over an extended period.

Augments

Sensing, Monitoring, Treating, Diagnosing

Technology Keywords

Wireless Power, Ingestible Electronic Devices, Antenna

Keywords

Medical, Health, Medication, Proof-of-concept

Source

http://news.mit.edu/2017/wireless-power-ingestible-electronics-0427