International advanced medical electronic technology is accelerating development (1)

Imagine this scene: a heart disease in the lungs is constantly producing effusion, this is the early symptoms of heart failure.

While the patient of an implantable sensor medical equipment through a Bluetooth enabled mobile phones at the same time with the patient and his doctors send signals to remind potential danger. Daydreaming?. This technology actually exists and is constantly improving, and the lack of a support infrastructure.

InCube company founders Mir Imran recently in Las Vegas 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in a medical electronic discussion groups described above.

The participants discussed the implantable device of great potential, they can precisely and quickly monitoring and treatment is located anywhere in the world of chronic * disease patients, such as heart disease, epilepsy, diabetes and Parkinson's syndrome, etc.

In addition to the sensor implant, there are many more steps to improve people's health-care level.

Like insulin pumps and other equipment are already very mature, can offer services for all organs. Implantable Visual systems have also made significant progress. Micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) nervous system implantation is providing human how to conduct large amounts of information.

Used for the diagnosis and treatment of many health problems of tools are being rapidly improved.

Some surgical instruments can be accessed through the catheter body almost every section. Sustained-release drug capsules are becoming more efficient, and enhanced diagnostic and therapeutic effect. External device can be worn on the treatment of applications is also very important, and lab-on-chip devices can quickly sampling, diagnosis and reporting of important medical tizheng patients.

Healthcare technology can meet the emergency needs.

Worldwide approximately 80% of healthcare costs for treatment of chronic diseases of the elderly. Approximately 6 million patients suffer from chronic diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure and epilepsy-mental disorders etc. Longer life, lack of health care professionals and health care costs spiraling makes the situation worse.

"Single United States healthcare market on tat 2.5 trillion.

"Diamond Management & Technology Consultants company analyst Andrew Rocklin said," anyone not want to participate in this market will lose significant revenue potential. "But the effectiveness of the techniques demonstrated before a series of obstacles must be overcome, one of which is the healthcare system, including the United States and around the world, the need for a thorough reform.

Diabetes and heart disease Papuans

Debiotech company and ST (STMicrolectronics) jointly announced the company has developed the first disposable insulin pump Tablet prototype (Figure 1).

The use of Microfluidic MEMS technology of nano-pump has passed the initial testing stages, and since last summer started the mass production. Its size is the original one-fourth of the insulin pump equipment, worn on the skin is almost invisible.

This Nano pump use of continuous subcutaneous insulin injection (CSII) technology perfectly simulate the secretion of insulin by the pancreas, the simultaneous detection of naturally affect patient safety potential pump failure.

According to the two companies, and several times a day you must make separate insulin injection, it costs less, is a more attractive alternative technologies.

University of Michigan researchers Mark Meyerhoff is helping United States * military research laboratory develops implantable glucose sensor of subcutaneous, this sensor can real-time monitoring diabetes symptoms.

His use of polymers to the birth of low concentration of nitric oxide. As a surgical implant type current meter glucose sensor outer envelope, these materials have better bio-compatibility, because they can reduce the implantation of inflammation caused by the sensor. Cardiovascular disease is the cause of death and disability of the common factors. United States-third of deaths by including arrhythmia, heart disease, which would also encourage people to develop medical monitoring equipment and tools. Belgium IMEC company design wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) disk monitor is a device (Figure 2).