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Wall Street Journal August 2009 |
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Take Two Digital Pills and Call Me in the Morning
Silicon Valley Has a High-Tech Prescription to Cure Health Care's Swollen Costs and Inefficiencies, but the Prognosis Is Uncertain
By DON CLARK
Hospitals are costly places. Andrew Thompson hopes his company can help keep people out of them.
His Silicon Valley start-up, Proteus Biomedical Inc., is testing a miniature digestible chip that can be attached to conventional medication, sending a signal that confirms whether patients are taking their prescribed pills. A sensing device worn on the skin uses wireless technology to relay that information to doctors, along with readings about patients' vital signs.
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Union Tribune September 2008 |
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Imagine a patient rushed to the hospital with chest pains. A small wristband from a San Diego company monitors her vital signs and wirelessly transmits them to the hospital directly from the ambulance. In the waiting room, her condition suddenly worsens. The sensors on her wrist trigger an alarm, and she is rushed in to see the doctors.
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