Northwestern’s John Rogers has created another minimal, flexible, wireless, adhesive wearable — this time to help hydrocephalus patients manage their condition.
The band-aid like sensor determines whether a shunt is working properly.
Shunts often fail. When this happens, a patient can experience headaches, nausea and low energy, and must go to a hospital immediately. However, a patient can have similar symptoms with a properly working shunt. The wearable determines, in five minutes, if the shunt is functioning, and if it is, a patient could avoid a hospital visit, CT, MRI, and potential surgery to determine the shunt’s functionality.
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