Today, it is all about being connected and staying connected. Low-cost sensors are revolutionizing medical, home health and wearable devices, as well as other internet of things gadgets. Walt Maclay explains how these smart devices are benefiting from the ongoing development of low-cost high-volume sensors. Whether it is temperature, pressure, vibration, acceleration, flow, sound or vision, it is all about sensors. They are critical to many advances and to the rapid innovation we are seeing today. In this video, Walt Maclay presents the latest trends and challenges he sees for sensors, wearable devices and IoT.
To deal with various technologies which provide smart sensing in healthcare and compare them for their energy usage and battery life and discuss the format of communication to the database of these devices. To put forward devices which use smart sensors in advanced medical check-ups. To discuss the prospects of upcoming technology called Smart Dust in e-health and its advantages and effects for better deployment of trustworthy services in healthcare keeping in mind all the capabilities of the Smart Sensor.
Is wearable technology really the next big thing? Is it the next category of tech that will change the way we live? Or are smartwatches, fitness trackers, military gadgets and those snazzy Google Glass are a thing we’re supposed to accept as The Future?
To deal with various technologies which provide smart sensing in healthcare and compare them for their energy usage and battery life and discuss the format of communication to the database of these devices. To put forward devices which use smart sensors in advanced medical check-ups. To discuss the prospects of upcoming technology called Smart Dust in e-health and its advantages and effects for better deployment of trustworthy services in healthcare keeping in mind all the capabilities of the Smart Sensor.
Is wearable technology really the next big thing? Is it the next category of tech that will change the way we live? Or are smartwatches, fitness trackers, military gadgets and those snazzy Google Glass are a thing we’re supposed to accept as The Future?
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to analyze the increasing economic feasibility of wearable electronics in health care applications. Rapid improvements in sensors, integrated circuits, transceivers, displays, mobile phones, and wireless networks are causing the cost to fall and the performance to rise for wearable applications. These slides analyze hand, head, and body worn electronics in detail including smart watches, wrist and finger devices, smart glasses and textiles, patches, and foot and arm wear. They also analyze a wide variety of sensors for collecting healthcare information including inertial, bio, chemical, and haptic sensors.
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This post overlooks the benefits of IoT and its impact on the healthcare industry.
IoT is a combination of hardware and software technology that produces trillions of data through connecting multiple devices and sensors with the cloud and making sense of data with intelligent tools
IoT in Healthcare is a heterogeneous computing, wirelessly communicating system of apps and devices that connects patients and health providers to diagnose, monitor, track and store vital statistics and medical information.
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• Definition of IoT
• Sample use cases for IoT
• Risks around IoT
• Standards/frameworks for IoT
• Security options for IoT
Presenter:
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Link to the recorded webinar:
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Yole;report;market;technology;application;research;trend;player;analysis;free;data
MEMS, Compound Semiconductors, LED, Image Sensors, Optoelectronics, Microfluidics & Medical, Photovoltaics, Advanced Packaging, Power Electronics
More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports.html
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to analyze the increasing economic feasibility of wearable electronics in health care applications. Rapid improvements in sensors, integrated circuits, transceivers, displays, mobile phones, and wireless networks are causing the cost to fall and the performance to rise for wearable applications. These slides analyze hand, head, and body worn electronics in detail including smart watches, wrist and finger devices, smart glasses and textiles, patches, and foot and arm wear. They also analyze a wide variety of sensors for collecting healthcare information including inertial, bio, chemical, and haptic sensors.
IoT in Healthcare: How Internet of Things (IoT) is Revolutionizing the Medica...PritiranjanMaharana1
IoT is reinventing the healthcare industry by upgrading the treatment process. It enables healthcare professionals to become more proactive and deliver an advanced set of patient care.
This post overlooks the benefits of IoT and its impact on the healthcare industry.
IoT is a combination of hardware and software technology that produces trillions of data through connecting multiple devices and sensors with the cloud and making sense of data with intelligent tools
IoT in Healthcare is a heterogeneous computing, wirelessly communicating system of apps and devices that connects patients and health providers to diagnose, monitor, track and store vital statistics and medical information.
Challenges in the Internet of Things – Standards and SecurityPECB
The webinar will cover Internet of Things, outline the various types of IoT devices and environments, cover some examples of IoT based cyberattacks, and cover the various current standards and frameworks available to help guide security in this space.
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• Definition of IoT
• Sample use cases for IoT
• Risks around IoT
• Standards/frameworks for IoT
• Security options for IoT
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Our presenter for this webinar is Anthony English, who has worked in IT and Information Security for more than 25 years and in the healthcare, law enforcement, IT consulting, lottery and gaming and education sectors. From managing a global information security program to implementing structured 27001 and 27032 programs, he has covered the broad range of applied security.
Link to the recorded webinar:
Sensors for Wearable Electronics & Mobile Healthcare 2015 Report by Yole Deve...Yole Developpement
Yole;report;market;technology;application;research;trend;player;analysis;free;data
MEMS, Compound Semiconductors, LED, Image Sensors, Optoelectronics, Microfluidics & Medical, Photovoltaics, Advanced Packaging, Power Electronics
More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports.html
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eHealth is Going Mainstream: Why, How & When? - Ville Koiste at the Nordic Di...Sitra / Hyvinvointi
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Managing Fraud and Compliance in HealthcareMike Wons
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Trends in Sensors, Wearable Devices and IoT
1. 1
Trends in Sensors,
Wearable Devices and
Internet of Things
Walt Maclay
President,
Voler Systems – Product Development
www.volersystems.com 408-245-9844
3. 3
Growing Markets
1. Wearable Devices
2. Internet of Things (IoT)
3. Digital & Home Health
• This Talk: My Perspectives from What People
are Designing and Investing In
• Many Devices Not Medical (FDA Regulated)
• Low Investment in Medical Devices for
Healthcare Providers
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4. 4
Huge Market Potential
• Market for Wearable Devices = 300 million
People over 5 Years Old in U.S.
• Market for Home Health = 115 million
Households in U.S.
• Market for the Aging = 40 million Over 65 in
U.S.
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5. 5
Future of Wearable Devices
• It’s Just a Fad
w No One in Kansas will Ever use this Stuff
• Explosive Growth is Almost Here
w A Killer App will make Wearables Mainstream
• Evolutionary Change
w Wearables are Well Adopted
§ Jewelry, Watches, Eyeglasses, Hearing Aides,
Smart Phones
w Changes Will Make Them Better
w Interconnected Data Will Make Them Smarter
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6. 6
Home Health and
Wearable Device Innovation
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Scanadu
Tricorder
Fit Bit
Activity Monitor
Pebble
Smart Watch
Google
Smart Glasses
Sonitus
in the Mouth
Hearing Aid
DetectionActivity TrackerWatch Eyeglasses Hearing Aid
7. 7
Evolutionary Change in
Wearable Devices
• Successful Wearable Devices Now
w Jewelry
w Wrist Watches – 1 Billion Sold Each Year Worldwide
w Eyeglasses
w Hearing Aides
w Smart Phones (Wearable?)
• What Makes These Successful?
w Beautiful or Inobtrusive
w Functional
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8. 8
Future Wearable Devices
• Will There be a New Class of Device?
• Will Google Glass Succeed?
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9. 9
Future Of Home Health
• Device For The Aging
w Aging Population
w Desire to Age In Place
w Baby Boomers Familiar with Electronics
• Lower Cost Distribution - Hearing Aids in Walmart
• Better Ways Of Doing Things - Tricorder
• Many Devices Will Not Be Medical Devices
• Remote Monitoring To Healthcare Provider
w Proven To Lower Cost and Improve Outcomes By
Veterans Administration
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10. 10
Home Health Monitoring
• Huge Potential Benefit
• Worldwide in 2025*
• $15 Trillion cost of treating chronic disease
w 10% to 20% cost reduction in 2025 through remote
health monitoring
• 50 million nurses for inpatient monitoring
w ½ to 1 hour per day saved for each nurse through
remote health monitoring
*McKinsey Global Institute analysis, May 2013
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12. 12
Future Home Health
• Better Function
w Smart Fall Monitors for Elderly
w Better Passive Activity Tracking – Is Mom OK?
§ Alzheimer’s Tracking
w Better Medication Adherence Monitoring
• Medical Sensors in Smart Phones Will Lead to:
w More Medical Apps
• Remote Health Monitoring – Growing
• Implanted Sensors – for Hearing, Now Available
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Sensor and Device Examples
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Scanadu
Tricorder
PuraCath
Catheter Serilizer
Active Mind
Golf Game Tracker
Fit Bit
Activity Monitor
15. 15
Example: Activity Monitor
• Sensor: Accelerometer
• Senses Each Step
• App Converts Steps into
Calories Burned
• Tracks Quality of Sleep
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Fit Bit
17. 17
Example: Home Dialysis
• Ultraviolet Light Sterilization of
Connections
• Connects Implanted Peritoneal Dialysis
Tube to Dialysate Bag and Drain Bag
• Sensors
w UV Light
w Enclosure Open
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PuraCath
18. 18
Example: Golf Game Tracking
• Sensors
w GPS
w Accelerometer
w NFC
• Records Swings
• Records Travel of Ball
• Complete Record of Game on
Map of Golf Course
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Active Mind
21. 21
• Growth Of Sensors And Electronics
w Miniaturization
w Lower Cost
w Smarter Systems
• Advances Create New Markets Which
Drives More Sensor Innovation
Rapid Innovation In Sensors
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22. 22
• Automobiles
w Since 1980s
w Cars Are Now Full of Sensors
• Smart Phones
w Last Few Years
w Smart Phones Make Sensors Wearable
• Future Market Driver For Sensors
w Home Health
w Wearable Devices
w Internet of Things
Market Drivers for Sensors
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23. 23
Common Sensors Now
• Temperature
• Pressure
• Vibration / Acceleration
• Gyroscope
• Magnetometer
• Flow
• Vision, Microphones, Photodetectors
• Combination: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, and
Magnetometer On A Chip
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24. 24
Future Of Sensors
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• Chemical Sensors
• Gene Detection Chips – Getting Better
• Lab on a Chip – for Fluids
• Paper Based - Disposable
• Fiber Optic Sensors
• Pressure, Temperature, Strain, Force, Displacement
• Non-contact Glucose Sensor?
• Big Data to Analyze Sensor Data
• Make Sensors Smarter with Software
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Fiber Optic Sensors
• Advantages
w Safe – No Wires to Sensor
w Small – 0.25 mm Diameter
w Operate in Harsh Environments, No EMI
w Multiplex Sensors on One Fiber
• Disadvantages
w Support Electronics still Expensive
w Electronics Can Get Cheap in Volume
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Current Challenges
• Wearables – Batteries a Major Limitation
• Limitations in Sensors
• Complex Needs of the Elderly
• Adoption by Healthcare Providers
• Islands of Data
• Are You Making a Medical Device?
• Regulations Don’t Keep Up with Technology
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Battery Limitations in Wearables
• Slow Pace of Improvement
If Improved Like Semiconductors:
Size of a Pin Head, Could Power Your Car, Cost 1 Cent
• Must Always Work Around Limitations
w Short Time Between Charging vs Small Size
w Limited Wireless Transmission Range
§ ie Bluetooth instead of WiFi or Cellular
w Wireless Transmission in Short Bursts
§ Devices Slow When Listening for Transmission
w Use of Accelerometers Instead of GPS
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Limitations In Sensors
• Low Cost Devices are Not as Accurate
w Non-linearity and Offset Errors
w Calibration or Auto-calibration
• Challenging to Get Good Data
w Need Well Designed Data Acquisition
Electronics
w Software Can Make Data Better
• Cameras – Lighting Often a Problem
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Complex Needs of the Elderly
• Who Will Pay? - Often the Children
• Stigma - I’m Not Sick –Make It Pretty or Cool
• Must Be Incredibly Easy to Use
w Decline in Ability of Users
• Many Products Don’t Solve a Problem
w No Medication Adherence Device Works for
Everyone.
• Biggest Issues Of The Elderly Not Addressed
w Isolation, Loneliness, No Sense Of Purpose
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Adoption by Healthcare Providers
• What is the Standard of Care?
• How Do We Change It?
• How to Avoid Adoption of Technology That
Costs More and Is Not Efficacious?
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Adoption by Doctors
• Must Improve Outcomes and/or Make Doctors’
Lives Easier
• Consider Two Medical Innovations of 1846
w Anesthesia
w Hand Washing
• Why Was Anesthesia Adopted Within Months?
• Hand Washing Still Not Fully Adopted
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Islands of Data
• Devices Collect Isolated Data
• How to get it to the Doctor?
• How to Collect from Many Devices?
• Will The Solution Create Electronic Health
Records (EHR)?
w Highly Regulated
• HIPAA is a Problem - Patient Confidentiality
w Severe Penalties for Violations
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Are You Making a Medical Device?
• Cell Phone App Can Be A Medical Device
w FDA Issued Guidelines for Mobile Apps in
October 2013.
w FDA Can Force A Company Out of Business
for Violating Regulations
• Changing the “Instructions For Use” May
Make It Not a Medical Device
w Pulse Oximeter Example
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Are These Medical Devices?
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Nike Fuelband
NO
Live!y – elder monitor
NO
Scanadu
YES
Thermometer
YES
Zosano YES Azumio ?
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Regulations are Out of Date
• HIPAA
w Is There a Legal Way to Solve Islands of Data?
• What Is a Medical Device?
w Does the Definition Need to Change?
• Example: Tricorder was Science Fiction
w Technology Has Advanced Since Regulations
Were Written
w Regulations Need to Catch Up
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Home Health and
Wearable Device Innovation
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Scanadu
Tricorder
Fit Bit
Activity Monitor
Pebble
Smart Watch
Google
Smart Glasses
Sonitus
in the Mouth
Hearing Aid
DetectionActivity TrackerWatch Eyeglasses Hearing Aid
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Walt Maclay, Voler Systems
Walt@volersystems.com
Quality Electronic Design & Software
Sensor Interfaces
Wireless
Motion Control
Medical Devices
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