Patients measure vital signs at home: here is the “joypad” that revolutionizes medicine

Developed by a researcher from Trieste, it will be tested by the Pneumology of Cattinara to monitor patients at risk

TRIESTE. Ihis name is ButterfLife. A sort of “joypad” to be held in the hand exactly like those used to play videogames, but whose purpose goes far beyond entertainment and which has already begun to revolutionize the concept of telemedicine. An innovative device, which is the result of research in several fields: from bioengineering to cardiology passing through electronics and information technology.