Signature - Q2, 2008 - (Page 18) By Colleen Marble | Illustration by Andy Potts | Q2 ’08 Bluetooth Technology For the Health of It Have you checked out the vast selection of medical devices currently available for home use? A generation ago, you might have found a mercury thermometer, a hot water bottle and a vaporizer at the store. Today, you can purchase automatic blood pressure cuffs, digital glucose meters, fancy gadgets to monitor vital statistics and even home drug-testing kits. Just about everything is electronic these days, and before long you’ll find an increase in the number of devices using Bluetooth technology. With the adoption of ultra low power technology in the Bluetooth specification and With Bluetooth technology, wireless the development of the Medical Device Profile, Bluetooth enabled medical devices for home use have a future as medicine is moving out of high-tech certain as that of the common cold. centers and into your home. The possibilities are endless. Consider, for example, the need to monitor a chronic health condition like hypertension or diabetes. With a Bluetooth enabled blood pressure cuff or glucose meter, you can take a reading once a day and transfer the data to your PC or mobile phone. Sending a report to your physician is as easy as sending a text message or e-mail. Are you caring for an elderly parent or spouse? Bluetooth enabled medication containers can send an alert to your mobile phone if the patient misses a dose. Portable pulse oximeters, already on the market, can help you determine whether the patient is getting enough oxygen – especially important for those with chronic respiratory or heart conditions. And as for that common cold, perhaps someday there will be a device that will test a small drop of blood and send the results to your doctor, who could then tell you whether your stuffy nose and sore throat are due to a virus or are symptoms of something more serious. Now if someone could just figure out a way to administer medication via Bluetooth technology. @HOME 18 | SIGnature | Bluetooth.org
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