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Title:	Wearable thoracic fluid content measurement device for congestive heart failure patients
Area:	Medical Sciences
Focus Area:	Healthcare, Digital Health
Status:	Proof of concept
Social Benefits:	Non-invasive measurement of this impedance has been more and more essential in the clinical site for assessing the fluid volume status in patients with heart failure.
Developing Agency:	Psg Institute Of Technology And Applied Research, Chennai
Technology Readiness Index:	TRL 4
Source Title:	Data sourced from Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Brief Description

Description :

Thoracic impedance is a promising parameter that can be used for monitoring the thoracic fluid level of patients without any invasive procedures. Impedance is a measure of the degree a substance resists the flow of electrical current with a given voltage. Intrathoracic impedance can be used to measure changes in thoracic fluid content, intracardiac pressures, heart rate variability, patients physical activity level, and arrhythmias.