Medical device companies here in Japan and abroad are introducing wearable devices that can monitor patients’ vital signs, with the advancements supporting quicker and more responsive medical treatment.
Teijin Frontier, an Osaka-based subsidiary of health care conglomerate Teijin, has developed an electrocardiogram that can be wrapped around a person’s torso. Kyoto University’s medical school also joined forces in the efforts. Electrodes installed throughout the wearable device monitor heart signals. With normal EKG units, electrodes need to be placed one by one on designated spots on the body.
