DeviceTalks: Big data, virtual reality and the connected brain in medtech

The future of medical technology could involve artificial intelligence, virtual reality and even direct connections to the human brain. A panel at DeviceTalks, lead by Worrell Design’s director of advanced development, Derek Mathers, discussed how technological developments like Amazon’s Alexa and the accumulation of big data could shape future trends in medtech.  Wielding big data for innovation Big data – the latest buzzword in health IT – could help usher in a new era of precision medicine and disease management, according to a panel of pharma and medtech experts at this year’s DeviceTalks in Minnesota. Lisa Shafer, senior director of new devices and bioelectronics at Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:TEVA), said that the generic drugmaker uses big data to identify new ways of repurposing its stockpile of medicine and better manage disease. Other companies, like Smiths Medical, are incorporating big data with their drug pumps to monitor patients and make sure they’re not double-dosing. Rob Rajalingam, the VP and GM of the company’s vascular access division, added that the healthcare group is leveraging data analytics to identify the cause of hospital-acquired infections. “It’s so multi-variable, it’s really well-suited to big data,” Rajalingam said. Companies don’t need to have the technological capabilities internally to benefit from big data, according to Boston Scientific’s Bryan Clark. “Anal...
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Big Data Health Information Technology Healthcare Reform Hospital Care Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Patient Monitoring Software / IT Abbott Amazon Apple Boston Scientific Google Inc. Merck Smiths Medical Teva Pharmaceutical Source Type: news