SELF-CONTAINED MONITORING DEVICE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS

摘要

A monitoring device (80) to be applied to an object for monitoring a condition of the object includes a housing (81) configured and dimensioned for application to the object; a sensor (86) within the housing (81) for sensing the condition to be monitored and for producing an electrical output corresponding to the sensed condition; and an electrical power generator (82) within the housing (81) for receiving energy from a source externally of the housing and for generating, from the received energy, electrical power for energizing the sensor (86). The monitoring device (80) is particularly useful for monitoring a physiological condition of a living subject, e.g. by implanting the monitoring device, swallowing it or attaching it to the external skin of the subject.