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Briefing
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- Ingestible Capsule – Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draper, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital developed ingestible device that can last for one month inside stomach
- 3D Printing – Used multimaterial 3D printing to manufacture capsules with alternate layers of stiff and flexible polymers
- Bluetooth Technology – Device controllable by Bluetooth technology, able to transmit information and respond to instructions from mobile device
- Communication Capability – Can be made to communicate with other wearable and implantable medical devices
- Battery-Operated – Powered by small silver oxide battery, with plans to replace battery with alternative power sources, such as external antenna or stomach acid
- Applications – Can be used to deliver drugs and sense environment inside body, such as measuring heart rate and breathing rate
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Organization
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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December 13, 2018
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