Ultra-high-speed optical fiber sensor enables detection of structural damage in real time

A research group including members from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science have developed a real-time fiber-optic distributed sensing system for strain and temperature. The system requires light injection from only one end of the fiber and can achieve a sampling rate of 100 kHz, an improvement Read more about Ultra-high-speed optical fiber sensor enables detection of structural damage in real time[…]

Single-patient-use sensor allows clinicians to monitor patients

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for the TFA-1™ Single-Patient-Use Adhesive Forehead Sensor. This single-patient-use sensor allows clinicians to monitor patients using Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry from an alternative monitoring site, the forehead, rather than a finger. Forehead sensors may provide oxygen saturation measurements that are less susceptible Read more about Single-patient-use sensor allows clinicians to monitor patients[…]

Avoid stress with a new blood-flow sensor from Kyocera

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced that it has developed one of the smallest known optical blood-flow sensors, which measures the volume of blood flow in subcutaneous tissue. With the sensor, Kyocera is researching a variety of mobile health (mHealth) applications such as monitoring stress levels or preventing dehydration, heatstroke and altitude sickness by studying trends or changes Read more about Avoid stress with a new blood-flow sensor from Kyocera[…]