Henkel Collaboration Enables Remote Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients
The “COVID-19 smart patch” was developed for skin-friendly medical use and contains electrodes and conductive inks to register vital signs.
In collaboration with six medical and technology companies, Henkel has developed a smart health patch that allows continuous, remote, and wireless monitoring of patients’ heartbeat and respiration. Initially set up to monitor the vital functions of patients with heart failure and epilepsy, the product will soon be tested for the use of monitoring coronavirus patients in a Belgian hospital. The partners aim to further roll out the technology over the next month to respond to a potential new coronavirus surge in autumn.
The “COVID-19 smart patch” is the result of a collaboration between the Belgian companies Byteflies, Melexis, Quad Industries, Televic, and Z-Plus, as well as the Belgian departments of Henkel and Nitto. Henkel reports that all partners provided expertise and technology components for the 15-cm-long adhesive patch, which can easily applied to the left side of the chest. The patch was developed for skin-friendly medical use and contains electrodes and conductive inks to register vital signs.