Matthew Nelson
Profusa, a California-based provider of biosensor systems, has partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory to create a technology that will allow warfighters to monitor their health and physical condition without the need for a doctor.
The company developed a two-part monitoring system that works via the injection of hydrogel sensors underneath a patient's skin, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base said Wednesday.
A wearable lightweight optical reader will receive a signal from the sensors, allowing the device to transmit the patient's health information to any mobile device.
Jeremy Ward, scientist and program manager at AFRL, said that the technology will help address body responses in foreign objects. He noted that the body creates collagen-based defenses toward foreign objects, which in turn, lower the efficiency of biosensor systems.
AFRL has also tapped NextFlex to further reinforce Profusa's technology for warfighter applications.
