SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

5 Years Later

Update on GutCheck, a Skin Patch That Measures GI Activity

What can be done with a wireless cutaneous patch that measures gastrointestinal activity? Apparently, quite a bit.

Early research showed that the GutCheck patch could measure electrical signals from the gastrointestinal tract noninvasively, and that it could differentiate healthy controls from individuals with GI symptoms based on those signals.

Since then, the small company behind the patch, G-Tech Medical, has investigated the technology in a handful of settings and patient populations.

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