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Riding high on healthcare
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05/10/2006
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Medical sensor device company Toumaz Technology, which taped out the first of its prototype Sensium chips on Infineon’s 130nm rf cmos process at the beginning of the year, has now announced its availability. The wirelessly enabled Sensium modules are destined for health and lifestyle monitoring applications. They can be attached to the body with a sticking plaster to enable continuous monitoring of an individual’s vital signs – ECG, temperature, and respiration or activity level.
Toumaz chief operating officer, Keith Errey believes that wireless devices like Sensium will herald a new wave of personalised care applications: “By integrating with standard mobile devices such PDAs and cellphones, the Sensium is defining new possibilities for low cost, disposable monitoring solutions for a whole range of healthcare applications, including ‘at risk’, post-operative and home monitoring”.
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Vanessa Knivett
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