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A tiny Norwegian biosensor monitors the state during and after surgery. The sensor, which operated into the organs or muscles, measuring carbon dioxide in the body tissues.
According to the Norwegian newspaper Technical Ukeblad, the new
biosensor "revolutionize the monitoring of Newly operated" and save many
lives.
Society also saves money because the sensor is cheap and because it is possible to cut down on the labor intensive manual monitoring during and after operations - such as liver and kidney transplants is prone to life-threatening complications.
The first samples of the biosensor measuring an inch in diameter and is
attached to a thin wire that plugs into the operated organ, muscle or
other tissues.
The sensor measures the carbon dioxide concentration in the tissue
resulting in an almost instantaneous picture of how much oxygen is
transported through the blood and if there are any changes in organ or
tissue.
The sensor is currently not wireless and requires a controller and a display that shows the measurement result.
But that's just a time and cost issue before we launch a wireless
version so that the hospital can monitor Newly operated patients in the
home, says Trond Herje in Engineering Ukeblad.
He is a founder of the company Sensocure formed to develop and
commercialize biosensor - which has been patented in all the "important"
countries and approved by the U.S. FDA, Food and Drug Administration.
The goal of a future wireless sensor is also extending its life - from the current one day to several days.
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