Development of personalized medical technology

The criticality of the purpose of the medical solution is an important factor to avoid interference. Although wireless interfaces such as wireless local area network and Bluetooth low energy technology can be used for larger-scale network operations, and this low energy technology can improve many components originally used by Bluetooth technology, however, interference in the operating environment of the device The range and number will make this type of interface unusable for certain applications. Therefore, many implantable devices and important care devices require dedicated solutions to provide better control and awareness of electromagnetic interference, sensitivity, and range.

Personalized medicine

Today's society has a "disease care" system, but no health care system. In the next 15 to 20 years, technological innovation will shift more investment and responsibility for health care, early detection and prevention to consumers.

In the next 20 years, the vast majority of the world's population will be able to use imaging and non-imaging diagnostic devices to detect their own health status. For example, gastric regulators can be implanted in the body to treat diseases such as obesity and alcoholism; digital band-aids can be used to monitor wound conditions and feedback signs of infection; the high-performance sensor built into the toilet can continuously measure the number of bacteria in the toilet and warn The occurrence of infections and other diseases. And these are just a few of them. The mobile phone can be used as a powerful platform for timely feedback of relevant information to individuals and their health care service personnel according to predetermined parameters. In the next 20 years, before the actual symptoms of diabetics appear, their mobile phones may be able to warn patients and doctors of diabetic shock in advance. There are already hundreds of different applications that can help patients monitor their health and self-care through medical technology.

Data integrity and system flexibility and maneuverability are the main features of most patient care systems. Through the Ethernet or wireless network interface, it can make all the equipment in the hospital and the patient's home form a network. Today's interface allows doctors to use the hospital's internal network or the patient's home security system or mobile phone to connect remotely to the wireless sensor worn by the patient. This entire system uses Ethernet or a medical call center to continuously monitor the patient. Home situation. In addition to power consumption, data rate and range are two other important points that must be considered when selecting a wireless interface. The high frequency range of 2.4GHz provides multi-channel high-speed data rates and duty cycles covering the whole world. However, the low frequency can increase the signal range. For multi-channel comprehensive monitoring, the range can be limited to a fixed position, and the data rate can be increased to the maximum. When monitoring multiple sensors, the range is more important than the data rate. In short, the choice of solution must meet the system power consumption and data transmission requirements.

Implantable mechanical device

In the next 20 years, all implantable devices will use electronic devices to provide non-invasive evaluation. For example, current heart surgery stents can only be used to unclog arteries. Future stents will be equipped with sensors using radio frequency identification technology on their walls. As long as the sensor rod is swept over the patient's chest, the blood vessel status can be obtained wirelessly feedback of.

The artificial disk containing the sensor will be implanted in the patient's buttocks, spine or knee joints, so as to monitor the force of the site in a non-invasive manner and determine whether the implanted device is working properly. If the force is too great, or the implanted device is not functioning normally, the sensor will first warn the patient and the health care service staff, so as to make timely adjustments.

Today's high-performance sensors are not widely used in medical devices, because the protein and immune system in the human body will attack these devices, making these sensors unable to play a long-term effect. In the next 20 years, innovative technologies in the field of cell biology will be used to prevent the human body from viewing sensors as foreign objects. For all implantable devices, biomaterial compatibility will become critical.

Optical technology

In the near future, optics-related technologies will enable medical professionals to observe chemical changes in human tissue. After applying certain light absorption and reflection properties to present human tissues, doctors can quickly and easily distinguish normal tissues from precancerous tissues in a non-invasive manner. This technique is particularly suitable for observing the critical conditions of the esophagus, skin and mouth.

Spectroscopy will be widely used in the early detection of rectal polyps in the next 20 years. Insert the rectal optical probe into the patient to determine whether there are rectal polyps and whether colonoscopy is required. At present, more than 100 million colonoscopy examinations are performed every year, and this technology will eventually reduce the number of unnecessary medical procedures for patients, thereby reducing the cost of health care. At the same time, the non-invasive nature of the probe will help patients who are unwilling to undergo colonoscopy for preventive screening to ensure good health.

Another future optical technology is the use of long light waves for medical imaging of subcutaneous tissue. This technique will be used for vascular inspection before controlling veins during laparoscopic surgery to distinguish nerves and blood vessels. All of these technologies will use optoelectronic devices such as electronic devices, lasers and LEDs.

Stem cell therapy

When it comes to future medical trends, the stem cell therapy that will be widely used in the next 20 years must not be ignored. In the scientific community, it is now gradually understood how to convert stem cells into cell types with different functions. Cultivating and isolating stem cells requires a variety of devices. The biochemical reactor using electronic devices can create a suitable environment to distinguish the types of cells and place the cells in the desired location.

Electronic devices also have a key function in distinguishing available types of cells. Innovative technology will be used to deliver cells back to the patient. Biomaterials will play an important role in the process of cells being placed in the body for repair and regeneration.

The development of innovation is difficult to predict. The medical trend in the next 20 years may be different from the current forecast, and it is very likely that it will become more advanced. Therefore, after 10 years of development, innovative technologies that have not yet appeared may become the standard of care.

The field of medical technology is quite large, and the opportunities are infinite. Although many innovative technologies are now carried out in the United States, global cooperation in countries such as Western Europe, Russia, Israel, China, and India is promoting these future trends.