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Edge Connectivity
for every component to meet evolving
customer needs and make it possible for
personal-use medical devices and professional
equipment to support excellent
quality of care and privacy.
Many of these devices can remain in
use for years when integrated with edge
devices such as NXP's low-power connectivity
solutions that include Bluetooth®
Smart/Bluetooth Low Energy
SoCs and NXP NTAG® family of connected
NFC tags. Connected NFC tags
provide tap-and-go connectivity and
easily link to the cloud without an external
power source due to their energy
harvesting features.
Toward a Healthier Society
We're just at the cusp of seeing how
From portable medical devices to clinical and hospital equipment, emerging smart technology is enhancing the way
we collect, communicate, and analyze patient data. (Credit: NXP)
edge processing solutions can make
medical devices more intelligent and
enhance daily life. Scales can do more
than just weigh us, they can assess our
total body composition, such as water
and muscle mass, and identify important
trends over time to help us make
smarter lifestyle choices. Smart inhalers
can send notifications to our phones to
remind us we haven't taken our medicine
for the day. Smart blisters, or medicine
packaging with sensors on each
individual pill, can even alert us when
loved ones are or are not complying to
their regimens via an NFC tag sending a
reminder to a smartphone. Skin patches
embedded with NFC tags can measure
temperatures and detect fevers,
which could be an indicator for diseases
like the flu or COVID-19, and then a
smartphone can forward this information
to the proper parties.
The medical community is increasingly focusing its attention on preventative care and managing ongoing conditions
more effectively, which in many cases starts with portable medical devices. (Credit: NXP)
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Continuous monitoring devices, like
smart patches, watches, and rings, are
being packed with more capabilities in
smaller packages than ever before. Especially
as medical manufacturers increasingly
integrate edge processing
into devices and think more intentionally
about the design and components
of the local environment, we'll continue
to see more miniaturization. For
example, cardiac monitors are getting
smaller and more implantable.
When devices are so noninvasive
that patients barely have to think
about them, they can enhance data
collection and instantly detect changes
to share with physicians and caregivers,
enabling faster diagnosis and improving
decision- making.2
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