Wearable Medical Devices Resources

Posted by on September 23, 2022

Most wearables are consumer grade devices that can help patients collect biometric data and navigate healthcare trends. In the future these devices will be able to serve as powerful diagnostic tools.  In general, we can expect these devices to become smaller, more powerful, less obtrusive, and more medically relevant. Additionally, we can expect patients to want their healthcare teams to be aware of the data collected by these devices.

One element worth mentioning is how active or passive the devices are. Devices with screens such as smart watches, tend to be more active in how they engage with users (alerts, reminders, tracking graphics). While rings tend to be more passive in how they collect and share data with alerts going thorough a paired mobile devices. Improvements in form factor, battery life, and accuracy of data are needed to move these devices from the consumer focused health tracker realm to medical device/intervention tool realm.

Key Considerations

• Patient Generated Data
• Battery Life
• Form Factor
• Passive/Active Monitoring

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Additional Resources: 

TTAC Oura Ring Innovation Watch

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