Sugar Sensor - Barrier in Immersion and Installation on Shabbat

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Question

A sensor [detector] for diabetics attached to the hand and can be removed. A] Does it constitute a barrier in immersion? B] Is it permissible to remove it on the eve of Shabbat to reattach it after immersion on Shabbat night due to pikuach nefesh? Thank you

Answer

Shalom and blessings

A. It constitutes a barrier in immersion.

B. It is permissible to reattach on Shabbat due to pikuach nefesh.

Source

According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita

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