This Tool Can Measure 7 Symptoms of Vital Body Only in 10 Seconds

Many people think tricorder or medical device that can scan patients within a few seconds may only exist in movies or science fiction series such as Star Trek. However, a mobile application development company of U.S. managed to make it so real.

Tool called the Scout Scanadu is claimed to measure heart rate, body temperature, blood oxygen levels, whether normal respiratory system, blood pressure, ECG or heart conditions to levels of emotional stress, as well as possessed the genius gadget Spock. When used, the device is placed on the patient's forehead then within 10 seconds, the results will be sent directly to their smart phones using Bluetooth.

Not only that, the tool is also able to store the results of previous measurements so that the patient can track changes in vital symptoms in the body over time. Later this application is also available in the Android and iOS versions and can be read with Bluetooth 4.0 so that users can share their data with their colleagues and their physicians as easy as turning the palm of the hand.

Tricorder uses a micro-USB adapter that can connect to the USB port and it only takes less than an hour to recharge the batteries. The battery also durable because it can last up to about a week.

But then shaped prototype Scanadu Scout. In order to collect the data needed for these devices may soon be approved by the FDA, the inventor of Scanadu Inc. team. offered to some volunteers to try it. That way the inventor team also hopes to get input from volunteers design modifications.

Through indiegogo site, the inventor team also launched a petition to raise 200,000 dollars for developing the prototype and without warning, they achieved the target in just two hours.

"We were very surprised by the enthusiasm shown towards Scanadu Scout community since the prototype was first shown six months ago," said founder and CEO Scanadu Inc.., Walter de Brouwer as reported by the Daily Mail, Wednesday (29/05/2013).

"Almost every day we get a lot of calls and emails from parents, researchers, students to lovers hacking body (a technique to improve the physical and mental health condition of a person) who would like to participate as consumers first generation of these devices in order to really understand the condition
their own health, "he continued.

Scanadu Scout is designed by a company called Scanadu Inc.., Based on Nasa Research Park, Moffett Field, California, USA.
This tool is made of Micrium RTOS platform 32-bit used to make instruments such as NASA's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) and the Curiosity Rover.

"It is quite possible that later we will have a 'doctor' in our own hands and this embryo bakalnya," concluded a team of inventors.