Wearable monitoring system for Parkinson's patients

PARIS European researchers said they are developing a wearable monitoring system that automatically regulates the delivery of medication to Parkinson's patients.

The EU-funded REMPARK (Personal Health Device for the Remote and Autonomous Management of Parkinsons Disease) project aims to develop a Personal Health System, featuring closed loop detection, with response and treatment capabilities, for the improved management of Parkinsons disease patients.

The REMPARK system is composed of two elements. The first element is a bracelet equipped with a sensor for measuring tremor in patients, and an inertial system worn at the waist on a belt made of biocompatible material. The second part, the size of a mobile phone, is equipped with sensors and can process and wirelessly transmit the data collected.

The next step will consist in including a central server where all the data from patients will be stored, processed and analyzed to assess how each patient is evolving. Researchers suggest it will support supervising medical teams in their decision process.

Led by CETpD, the research project gathers Teknon Medical Centre, Telefnica R&D, the European Parkinsons Disease Association, research centers and companies based in Germany, Portugal, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Sweden and Belgium.

The REMPARK project, which will run until 2015, has an overall budget of 4.73 million ($5.2 million).

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Wearable monitoring system for Parkinson's patients