Publication/Creation Date

September 12 2017

Creators/Contributors

Whitney Clavin (creator)
Azita Emami (contributor)
Mikhail Shapiro (contributor)
Manuel Monge (contributor)
Audrey Lee-Gosselin (contributor)

Description

"Researchers at Caltech have developed a prototype miniature medical device that could ultimately be used in "smart pills" to diagnose and treat diseases. A key to the new technology -- and what makes it unique among other microscale medical devices -- is that its location can be precisely identified within the body, something that proved challenging before."

Augments

Diagnosing, Treating, Sensing, Tracking

Technology Keywords

Smart Pills, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonant Imaging (MRI), Silicon Chips, Microchips, Antennas, Radio Frequency, Ingestible Electronic Devices, Sensors

Keywords

Medical, Health, Research, Prototypes, Futurism

Marketing Keywords

Nature Biomedical Engineering, ATOMS, Fantastic Voyage

Source

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/medicine-future-new-microchip-technology-could-be-used-track-smart-pills-79601