mobile healthcare
Bluetooth 4.0 is admitted to the hospital – Potential to revolutionize health care devices
This article stems from a conversation we[Iltifat Husain, Felasfa Wodajo] had with Mike Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG – a group that develops universal bluetooth standards
Bluetooth technology allows devices to communicate and transfer key information wirelessly. The recent released of the Bluetooth 4.0 standard contains many specifications that could seriously increase adoption of the standard among medical device manufacturers. For example, the new standard calls on bluetooth devices to maintain power for weeks to months without a charge.
Imagine walking into the MICU or NICU, or any other ICU unit, and not seeing mountains of wires connected to your patients. Â Rather, they have small bluetooth sensors attached to them, synced wirelessly to display monitors next to them.
Transporting patients to imaging rooms and other locations would be a breeze, you would cut down the risk of bacterial infections from the lengthy wires, and you wouldn’t have to worry about people tripping on wires. Â These are just a few of the potential benefits.
