Bluetooth health care devices
Bluetooth has finally found its way to medical devices as well (especially POC, Point-Of-Care). There are still lot of measurement devices out that just gives the measurement result to the device screen, no connections to outside world whatsoever. Minority of connectable devices uses Bluetooth, infrared or other wireless communication channel. However it seems that Bluetooth has got manufacturers' interest since new medical measurement devices with Bluetooth are coming. Even Bluetooth SIG has special medical devices working group.
An elderly woman collecting data from a blood pressure device and an oxygen meter that are connected with
ultra low power Bluetooth technology to a mobile phone. The data is collected and sent to the lady's health care
center that immediately replies and sends back a status feedback.
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