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A new type of medical device was exhibited at a digestive disease conference in Washington, U.S. last week, This device combines RFID technology and impedance monitoring to monitor esophagus gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Approximately 19 million people in the United States suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease, which is a set of clinical symptoms and tissue damage to the esophagus caused by the reflux of the contents of the stomach and duodenum into the esophagus. The main symptoms are heartburn, reflux, and post-sternal pain.
One of the device developers Dr. Shou Jiang Tang
This new set of medical equipment includes an RFID chip implanted in the esophagus. The chip stays in the esophagus and requires medical staff to remove it. The size of the chip is equivalent to a 1 dime coin. The chip combined with the impedance monitoring function can use electrical pulses to detect acidic or non-acidic substances flowing in the esophagus, and then send the information to a sensor attached to the patient’s neck.
The designer hopes that the instrument can help scientists detect when gastroesophageal reflux patients feel pain or other symptoms caused by heartburn.
This set of equipment was jointly developed by Texas Southwestern Medical University and Arlington University and is currently in the testing phase.
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