Internet of Things (IoT) : Medical Devices

The internet of Things (IoT) is discussed so much in these days. Everyone wants to know what happens in this area, the daily number of Google researches is almost 2,5 billion of hits. In this blog, we are going to inform our readers about new devices of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its pro’s and con’s.

IoT is mainly known for products which are used in a “smart home”, covering different devices and appliances such as thermostats, lighting and security systems.

However, there are some brand new inventions in medical domain of the IoT such as devices which can help to cure some diseases. For instance, connected inhalers. Asthma should not hold people back, this is why Amiko devices are really useful for families, children and clinicians.

Here are some IoT companies to watch out for!

How does this device work?

Amiko is associated with a connected plateform called Respiro in order to upgrade respiratory care. Respiro’s sensors capture really well patients’ inhalation flow rate, flow acceleration, inhalation volume and time. These devices are compatible with market leading inhalers, for example, NEXThaler® (Chiesi Farmaceutici), Ellipta® (GlaxoSmithKline) and Spiromax® (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries). At the heart of Respiro, there is an Arm Cortex-M processor where runs a real-time machine algorithm. The production cost of this device and power consumption are really low, which makes it more attractive. It collects data via Bluetooth of patients’ smartphones and gives a personalized feedback within few seconds.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), annually there are 250 thousand of death attributed to asthma disease. This kind of medical devices could constantly improve asthmatics lives and reduce the risk of death to its minimum.

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