How could you make a bandage complex? Add a wireless chip that can wire your vitals to your doctor, of course! Start-up company, Toumaz Technology, has created a band-aid called The Sensium with an embedded sensor can take an ECG, three axis- accelerometer, blood glucose reading, ph-level, and blood pressure. They must be envisioning some pretty serious scrapes in order to justify a doctor monitoring your real-time vitals.
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The Sensium
Trend Themes
1. Wireless Health Monitoring - The trend of integrating wireless chips into medical devices opens up opportunities for real-time health monitoring and remote patient care.
2. Wearable Technology in Healthcare - The adoption of wearable devices like The Sensium band-aid showcases the growing trend of incorporating advanced technology into healthcare solutions.
3. Multi-sensor Medical Devices - The development of band-aids with embedded sensors for tracking vital signs represents the trend of creating comprehensive medical devices with multiple functionalities.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - The healthcare industry can explore incorporating wireless health monitoring solutions for improved patient care and remote diagnosis.
2. Wearable Technology - The wearable technology industry has an opportunity to further expand into healthcare by developing innovative devices that monitor and transmit vital signs.
3. Medical Device Manufacturing - The medical device manufacturing industry can capitalize on the demand for multi-sensor devices by developing advanced bandages and patches with integrated sensors.