Driving Medical IoT Concepts with Force-Sensitive Resistor Technology

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a growing wave of change that brings several new challenges to design engineers across all industries and markets. While it is a somewhat nebulous concept, IoT is broadly defined as a network of smart devices that communicate with one another wirelessly, with little-to-no direct human interaction. In general, physicians and patients are becoming more accepting of medical treatment methods that offer the best opportunity for patients to live a normal life. Human contact will always be an important part in all medical treatment, but the development of smart medical devices, systems, and equipment enables the ability to streamline several processes. However, smart medical devices alone are not necessarily prepared to function in an IoT world; they must also be equipped with properties that allow them to communicate freely with other devices. Embedded sensing technologies allow devices to take on human-like senses to see, hear, and even feel the world around them and generate an automatic action within a communication stream. Given the many diverse roles that tactile exchanges have in medical treatment, embedded force-sensing technologies can be the crucial touchpoints that enable a force-driven communication system between patients and their physicians. When developing a smart-connected, force-sensitive medical device or application, it is vitally important for design engineers to consider a force-sensing technology that can be incorporate...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news