Remapping the telemedicine landscape
A soldier in an underground tunnel in downtown Baghdad searches for an injured member of his company. By hooking up with a secure wireless network via his personal data assistant, he picks up the signal of a wireless sensor on the soldier’s body. Once located, the searcher switches over to a portable ultrasound, allowing him to scan for injuries and send the results to a clinic before the injured soldier arrives.
Consider this a preview to what Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers hope will become a reality. While WPI’s Bioengineering Institute (BEI) is busy establishing its new headquarters in Gateway Park, the Institute’s Center for Untethered Healthcare and Center for Neuroprosthetics and BioMEMS have been winning grants to bring their products closer to market.
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