title: The HemoCop Telemetric Sensor System: technology and results of in-vivo assessment.
abstract: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is considered the most frequent emergency in endoscopy units. Decisive for successful treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a timely recognition. We have developed a telemetric implant containing a novel optical sensor principle able to detect the presence of blood in the lumen of the GI tract. In-vivo experiments demonstrated the possibility to detect bleeding in situ and to send an alert signal to an extracorporeal receiver.
authors.affiliation: Ovesco Endoscopy AG, Tuebingen, Germany. sebastian.schostek@ovesco.com
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schostek
authors.forename: Marc O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Schurr
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010783:Photometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*