Wireless Devices that are improving Patient Care.............

With Hi-Tech world, medical care is also becoming Hi-Tech. Here, we will know about few wireless devices that can improve Patient Care.

1.      Pocket ECG Device: This device attaches to your smart phone and can measure accurate ECGs and Heart rate in few seconds.

2.      A new wireless device can retrieve and display a patient's temperature, blood pressure, CT scans, ultrasounds, labs, radiographs, medications, and more—including electronic health record (EHR) notes—on a doctor's tablet or smart phone when doctors are not in hospitals.

3.      A new that can be fitted with inhaler and can sync with smart phone app to record trending data. It is very helpful in asthma patient to track symptoms and monitor them.

4.      A new sensor is placed on pill. It gets activated in stomach and then send digital signal to a monitor worn n the patient’s arm. This monitor records the medication taken, ingestion time, heart rate, body temperature, body position, and rest and activity pattern.

5.      With help of a Biosensor patch that is applied at insulin administration site. It wirelessly transmits the patient’s blood glucose level every minute to a remote monitor which tracks glucose levels and rate of glucose change. A pen like insulin administer device is used which administer insulin via pain free transdermal skin permeation rather than a needle.

6.      A Bluetooth device monitors fat mass, lean mass, and body mass index with FDA-cleared bioelectrical impedance analysis. It also monitors your pulse (with an accompanying blood pressure cuff), records your standing heart rate history, and measures temperature and carbon dioxide to assess air quality.

7.      A wireless device has been designed to continuously monitor a patient's heart rate, R-R interval, respiration rate, ECG, activity level, position, and posture while in the hospital, in transition, or at home.

   8.      The device eliminates the need for cumbersome devices, replacing them with a tablet-like sensor inserted under the mattress of the patient's bed. This device wirelessly monitors heart rate, respiration, and body movement.

9.      An app-device combo, automates wound assessment; simplifies wound treatment; wirelessly enables care team communication; and identifies bedridden, at-risk patients before pressure ulcers can develop.