David Savastano, Editor06.17.15
Taking care of a sick child can be a harrowing experience for a parent. You don’t want to wake the child up if he or she is sleeping, but you need to know their temperature in order to make the right decisions for their care.
The same goes for hospitals and medical facilities, where taking the temperature of hundreds of patients is time-consuming yet critical. A wireless system would solve many problems.
TempTraq may have the solution to these concerns. Spun out of Blue Spark Technologies, a printed flexible battery specialist, TempTraq is a wearable wireless thermometer in the form of a soft patch. Launched at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, where it received numerous awards, TempTraq is now registered with the FDA, and is available in the market.
The TempTraq patch is powered by a printed battery and uses Bluetooth Low Energy to continuously monitor body temperature for 24 hours, sending alerts via a unique code to Apple or Android compatible mobi
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