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IntriCon Corporation (IIN 3.94, 0.00, 0.00%) , a designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of body-worn medical and electronics devices, announced that its strategic partner, Minneapolis-based Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. (AME), is participating in two new research grants from the U.S. Government.

The first, from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), supports development of an ultra-miniature, body-worn technology platform for recording signals from skin electrodes. This core capability can be applied to:

-- electrocardiography (ECG), measuring the heart's electrical activity;

-- electromyography (EMG), gauging the electrical activity of skeletal muscles;

-- electroencephalography (EEG), measuring electrical activity in the brain; and

-- skin impedance recording, measuring electrical and temperature changes at the skin's surface.

In addition to further development of this core recording platform, the grant will support testing and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submission.

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