April 10, 2009

GPS laden inhalers to help better understand attacks

by mohsin

Currently doctors find it difficult to figure out the nature of an asthma attack and therefore a comprehensive solution is never achieved. An asthma inhaler laced with a GPS device may sound like an unnecessary luxury but thanks to this device doctors can now relay the detail of an attack as soon as it occurs, also enabling the doctor to understand the reasons that trigger an attack in a patient. It’s not hard to see that in the future an asthma patient could get an early warning when they are passing by a major asthma unfriendly zone.
Via [Electricpig]