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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

RespiSense Buzz for SIDS

Filed under: Pediatrics

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From South Africa, a new device to protect against cot death, or, as we call it here, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

The Respisense Buzz, designed and patented by Pretoria IT engineer Hans Pietersen, was made to protect babies against cot death by triggering a cellphone vibrator motor inside their nappies when sensors detect that breathing has stopped for 15 seconds.

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Thank you
Hans Pietersen


Posted by: Hans Pietersen
on September 22, 2005 03:22 AM GMT