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                   The Wonder of Ingestible Sensors

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                   The Wonder of Ingestible Sensors

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By: Hollyann Bennett RN, BSN

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Authors:
Kalantar-zadeh, K., Jian Zhen Ou, N., Berean, K. (2017). Ingestible sensors. American Chemical Society, 2, 468-483. doi: 10.1021/acssenors.7b00045
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School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia

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                               Date Published:

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                               Date Published:

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March 1, 2017

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                     Summarized the Current Innovation

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                     Summarized the Current Innovation

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1. The ingestible sensor is noninvasive and can provide valuable information.
2. The patient is able to swallow a device, much like a pill, that can provide information such as gut health, disorders, the impact of food, medical supplements, and environmental changes on gastrointestinal system.
3. As the sensor progresses throughout the digestive tract, it sends information to a hand held device.
4. Providers are able to gather images and monitor luminal fluid from all segments of the digestive system.
5. Fluids are able to be evaluated for electrolytes, enzymes, metabolites, hormones, and microbial flora throughout out the GI tract.
6. Most devices are developed to function by requiring low power and the ability to transmit data.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acssensors.7b00045

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Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new ingestible medical device which measures breathing rate and heart rate from inside a patient's body.

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SmartPill is an ingestible capsule that measures pressure, pH and temperature as it travels through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to assess GI motility. The SmartPill motility monitoring test can be performed at a clinic or physician's office to evaluate motility disorders like gastroparesis (a condition in which the contents of the stomach empty too slowly) and chronic constipation.

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1. replaces invasive endoscopies
2. The ingestible sensor provides a better view of the digestive tract because it does not have the regidity that the normal endoscopy tools have.
3. Better tolerated than an endoscopic procedure
4. Able to give information other than visualizations such as: temperature, pH, pressure, gas sensing, and medication monitoring

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1. Possible risk for bowel obstruction
2. Requires bowel cleansing before use
3. Cost is about 40 dollars per pill and 2500 dollars per hand held sensor

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                                     Opinion

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I personally believe that ingestible sensors can be beneficial to medicine. The sensors have the ability to provide important medical information for people who suffer from many diffeent conditions. In regards to GI problems, the patient is able to forgo an invasive encoscopic procedure. By skipping this procedure, the patient also avoids sedation, venipunctures, and other potentially dangerous interventions.