From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Thu Oct 22 1998 - 22:15:51 MDT
Ken Meyering wrote:
> John Glenn mentioned that his bio monitor is taken as a large pill.
> >From there it monitors his heart rate, temperature, etc.
>
> We could have surgical implants, like pacemakers, or use
> suppositories (see http://define.com/balls.htm).
ken i have been thinking for some time about a biomonitor that
would ride inside the urinary bladder. i have a notion that such
a thing could be constructed, perhaps 2 cm in length
and not more than about 4 mm diameter so that it could be
inserted thru the urethra without surgery. the device would
need some sort of telemetry to com link with instruments
outside the body.
initially i thought such a device would monitor the chemistry of
the urine, perhaps giving some warning of conditions that lead
to kidney stones, however i now realize the device might be
applicable for monitoring other important functions. spike
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