The patch helps keep track of stroke and cancer patients

Researchers have invented to help monitor patients' condition after stroke, neck cancer.

According to the Science News website, the flexible stickers containing motor sensors will track the movement of the motor with the vibrations of the vocal cords while the patient's pronunciation is heard.

Sensor data will help doctors diagnose and monitor the effectiveness of specific treatments - which often have difficulty swallowing food or talking.

Up to 65% of patients after stroke have difficulty swallowing and about one third of them feel unfavorable communication.

The sensor-mounting patch monitors the patient's health after stroke - (Photo: ELLIOTT ABEL / SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB).

These patches can monitor different forms of pronunciation more reliable than microphones due to tissue motion recognition, not merely recording the sound emitted from the speaker's wire.

The patch was developed by the team of Professor John Rogers of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (USA), and its features were presented at a press conference at the annual meeting of the Association because American Science development.

Sensors mounted on the sticker have a built-in rechargeable battery that works for 12 consecutive hours and continuously transmits patient movement data to smartphones.

The team is currently testing these sensors with actual stroke patients to make more user-friendly devices, such as adding more sensitive motor sensors to help patients wear patches in their taste. lower position on the neck, can use the shirt collar obscured when out.

According to expert Roger, these sensors also have the ability to monitor the health recovery of patients with neck cancer. These people often experience problems during swallowing or speaking due to coronary or surgical treatments.

The sensor patch also helps measure breathing and heart rate to know health quality and helps diagnose apnea during sleep. Expected in the next one or two years, this will be popular in the market.