The Challenge
The customer currently dispenses ingestible pills in order to track and record medical data remotely. These pills are primarily used for astronauts to measure their core body temperature; the pills also act as a gastrointestinal camera. The customer was seeking a reed switch solution to replace standard hall sensors because the switch provides isolation and pulls zero power in the ‘off’ state.
Solution
HSI Sensing developed the world’s smallest reed switch, the HSA-12077 Form B Reed Switch, to be used in these ingestible pills. HSI paired the switch with a magnet that is embedded into the packaging of the pill to preserve the battery. The pill turns on when it is removed from the package and requires no power.
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“We are constantly looking to reimagine the way we use sensor technology in our everyday lives. Whether our engineers are looking at a chemical processing plant, a fighter jet or a pinball machine, we are imagining the way that we can use our products to make those technologies better.”
Ryan Posey
HSI Sensing, CEO
