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the gap between condition monitoring and therapy delivery.
For instance, a continuous glucose monitor with technically
advanced sensors may be able to collect more personalized,
real-time data, learn from changes in an individual's body,
and send data directly to insulin pumps to deliver insulin
when needed.
In some cases, condition monitoring data not
only informs the patient through an interface
but can be connected with low-power connectivity
protocols to be easily shared
with a provider for further diagnosis.
Currently, continuous glucose monitors
are evolving to be more disposable
and reusable - some with an
expected life span of 30 days or
less - making drug delivery easier
and cheaper. Disposable injection
pens, which have traditionally
been purely mechanical with
no electronics, are now being embedded
with near-field communications
(NFC) tags on the cartridge.
The NFC tag can forward
information about the status of a
drug to a gateway, like a smartphone,
to deliver drugs, including
insulin when needed.
This level of advancement
with edge computing
bridges the gap between
wearable
IoT healthcare
devices
and the
greater healthcare systems. Making sure that data is transferred
securely between devices and other applications is critical, and
this assurance will lead to more edge devices being embraced
by the medical community.
The Evolution Is Coming Fast
The adoption of new technology in the glucose monitoring
arena rapidly grew the market, and more devices
became accessible to more people, especially as the
cost for these devices decreased over time. We're
seeing other types of medical device companies
also race to meet consumer demands
for more user-friendly, cost-effective, easyto-set-up,
and flexible healthcare technology.
Previously immune to intense timeto-market
pressures, medical device
designers are now experiencing development
cycles more akin to their consumer
market peers. Time-to-market
cycles that were once two to three years
in the medical market are now being
condensed to six to nine months much
like consumer electronic cycles. With
medical
devices,
certain
certifications
might still need to be attained before
reaching store shelves, adding even more
pressure to the timeline.
Trusted suppliers such as NXP, for example,
are providing designers with the
building blocks to create more
innovative, secure, and reliable
medical IoT applications.
Comprehensive
portfolio of microcontroller
units (MCUs)
and processors are
distributed worldwide
with long-term part
availability ranging
up to 10-15 years.
It is important that
suppliers ensure
the highest levels
of security
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