future medical wearable devices
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Glasses
The most famous wearable device at present is Google Glass, which has also been criticized for its strong concept and limited use. However, Kazuaki Miyamoto, a senior software engineer in the United States. Pointed out that software developed by the American company Pristine for Google Glass can automate the workflow in the hospital. For example, when sterilizing devices such as endoscopes after surgery, it can be displayed on the glasses. step. There is also software that enables telemedicine, such as in the intensive care unit (ICU). Where the attending doctor can broadcast the patient’s condition to the specialist through glasses for consultation.
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Watches
A South Korean website revealed that the daily sales of Samsung smartwatches are only 800 to 900 units, far below expectations. But this does not mean that watching a product has no future. The “Blood Oxygen Watch” launched by an American company can monitor the user’s blood oxygen saturation during sleep and reduce the risk of breathing obstruction at night in patients with sleep apnea syndrome. Tianjin Jiu’an Medical also developed a watch pedometer last year. Which can infer information such as calorie consumption and sleep quality during exercise, and apply the data to health management and weight loss.
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Bracelets
Bracelet products are the leader in wearable devices, and there are many products on the market. The advantage is that you can be in contact with your body at any time. Which is very meaningful in terms of fitness. For example, the Amiigo, the world’s first smart wristband that can identify types of exercise. Is equipped with a shoe clip to record upper and lower body exercise data, and can more accurately calculate the user’s exercise volume and calorie consumption.
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Necklaces
After the popularity of bracelets and watches, the Chinese market turned its attention to necklaces. Developed a Bluetooth scale that can monitor sleep status, exercise type, and amount of exercise, and its matching Bluetooth scale can measure the fat content of arms, thighs, and other parts. All the data is eventually aggregated into mobile software to provide people with personalized health advice. Such as what type of exercise to increase and how much exercise is needed.
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Belts
In addition to being comfortable to wear, belt-type devices also measure more accurate parameters than bracelets. The smart monitoring belt is a wearable life information monitoring product. Just tie it around your waist like a belt, you can continuously and dynamically monitor parameters such as ECG and respiratory rate. And you can also transmit the data to the background expert analysis platform for sleep breathing analysis, dynamic ECG analysis, etc.
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Patches
Children are not good at expressing themselves, and it is more difficult once they have a fever. In response, a Chinese company has launched a smart thermometer that can be attached to a child’s armpit to monitor body temperature in real-time and can set an alarm temperature to get reminders on the phone. This patch uses 3 sensors to sense body temperature and asks professionals to design the shape so that children will not feel uncomfortable wearing it. Patch devices can even be used to monitor ovulation in women.
A patch developed by a British company can measure the subtle changes in a woman’s body temperature during ovulation and accurately predict the day of ovulation to achieve contraceptive or pregnancy effects. , comparable to the expensive in vitro fertilization method. Stanford University in the United States has developed a patch-type sensor for heart patients. Which can perform heart tests anytime, anywhere, eliminating the need to insert catheters into blood vessels.
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Clothing
Recently, apparel companies such as Nike, Adidas, and Pathfinder have entered the wearable device market. Among the existing products, the vital sign measurement T-shirt is the most representative. The T-shirt, called a “Fit shirt”, is embedded with a variety of sensors that can monitor vital signs data such as electrocardiogram, body temperature, and activity level for medical institutions to monitor the physical condition of patients.
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Socks
The existing wristbands and watches are uncomfortable to wear, the area of contact with the human body is limited, and the obtained physiological data may be inaccurate. Many companies are also aware of this problem and begin to turn their attention to clothes, shoes, and socks. Developed a smart sock made of comfortable smart fabric material with built-in micro-sensors and conductive fabrics. Which can send data to the matching communication foot ring to record the user’s movement. According to statistics, 60% of joggers suffer from foot injuries every year, and these smart socks can help them avoid injuries.
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Shoes
Chinese companies want to develop smart shoes. The main function of which is to measure the user’s running distance and heart rate during running. India has even designed a blind smart shoe that can lead the blind to a designated location. While avoiding possible collisions and avoiding obstacles in time. This shoe is connected to the mobile phone. When the mobile phone detects the user’s direction through navigation, it will remind the user through the vibration element when it needs to turn. It can also use the front-end sensor to detect obstacles 3 meters away and remind in real-time.
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Mattresses
For patients with sleep disorders, mattress products can help them monitor their sleep status and make effective suggestions. The sleep monitoring mattress has the characteristics of no interference, no electrodes, no connection, etc. It uses artificial intelligence technology to extract and analyze sleep structure, heart rate variability, and various respiratory events. Which is helpful for the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome.
