A new low-cost, simple way to measure medical vital signs with radio waves
“A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, used to monitor vital signs, can go into your pocket or be woven into a shirt (credit: Cornell)
Replacing devices based on 19th-century technology* and still in use, Cornell Universityengineers have developed a simple method for gathering blood pressure, heart rate, and breath rate from multiple patients simultaneously. It uses low-power radio-frequency signals and low-cost microchip radio-frequency identification (RFID) “tags” — similar to the ubiquitous anti-theft tags used in department stores…”
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http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-new-low-cost-simple-way-to-measure-medical-vital-signs-with-radio-waves
