Navigating the World of Digital Health Products

A presentation at MD&M Minneapolis aims to help medical device manufacturers and newcomers alike overcome the challenges of designing digital devices. “Scale and cost and prevalence of consumer-oriented technology like Wi fi and Bluetooth and cell phones have made possible a whole new category of health-related devices,” Bill Betten, president of Betten Systems Solutions LLC, told MD+DI. He will discuss digital health products in a talk on November 1 at MD&M Minneapolis, “Case Study: Overcoming Digital Health Product Development.” The session will feature a case study that shows the development of a device that uses commercial sensor technology, from design to a practical therapy, describing the challenges along the way. MD+DI spoke with Betten to get his thoughts on these emerging technologies. MD+DI: Please explain what products fall into the digital health category. Betten: Digital health products include wireless medical devices, mobile medical apps that are regulated by FDA, health IT, medical device data systems, and software. Since this definition kind of came from FDA, there’s a heavy emphasis on regulated medical devices that are used to diagnose or treat medical conditions. But general wellness devices such as fitness trackers can be part of this environment as well. So, it’s a broad category that spills over into wellness, as well as tradi...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: MD & M Minneapolis Digital Health Source Type: news