According to the world of medicine, connected health (or smart health ,e-health) is a potential benefit for public health. All actors are impacted, health professionals and patients. It took a few years for the ergonomics of objects and connected systems to be sufficiently developed to pose as an effective interface between the user and his doctor. Today, the physician retains an active role in this care path of a new type, and his patient always acquires more autonomy and ease in the observance of its treatments through connected objects and applications. However, a question arises: how far will connected technology take us away? Some connected objects of the near future are announced as real medical robots to supplant doctors and surgeons … Here are 10 revolutionary smart health devices that seemed to us quite extraordinary!
10 Revolutionary smart health devices !
The health goal of the basic connected object, the connected smart health bracelet, is first and foremost the struggle, simple and fun, against the sedentary life that threatens us all. The patient who becomes an actor of his health: this is the challenge of e-health, with the stated goal of better care, better prevention, to better heal. But the creativity of the actors and manufacturers of e-health is limitless: the market announces new revolutionary connected objects that will eventually not only supplement but replace the most sophisticated medical and surgical gestures! Panorama (provisional) of our medicine of tomorrow.
A smart health bracelet anti-sunburn
A connected bracelet of a new kind is appearing on the beaches to monitor a person’s sun exposure to prevent skin cancer. No more ravaging sunburns! Now, this bracelet is able to measure the time spent under the UV, and send all the information collected on smartphone or tablet … The user receives this data in real time, he knows when to renew his sunscreen, and when he must imperatively put in the shade to protect themselves. He must have previously informed his skin type and the color of his eyes.
A bracelet destroying cancer cells
The giant Google never ceases to invest in connected health. He is currently developing a connected bracelet to destroy cancer cells, just that! The user will first have to ingest nanoparticles that, once attached to cancer cells located in the body of the patient, will emit light. Then these nanoparticles reach the wrist, attracted by a specific magnet located in the connected bracelet. It can then go to the phase of elimination of these diseased cells … In all simplicity!
The cyberpillules
The appearance of cyberpillules dates back to 2004. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the subcutaneous implantation of chips with radiolabels for medical purposes. Now, cyberpillules are equipped with microprocessors, which, once ingested, can measure biophysical parameters and send this information to the doctor.
Cyberpillules are also able to deliver to patients their daily doses of medication.
A special smart watch for old age
Connected watches can become allies of old age and its vicissitudes. Already, they offer all the usual sensor measurements: steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned … Bluetooth, Wifi, 3G, GPS: the most advanced types of connection can monitor a dependent person, in real time and where ‘she is. The user in distress can make calls to registered numbers (relatives, doctors, etc.) in the simplest way in the world. Safety side, this type of watch will be equipped with a fall sensor. Thus in case of detection of an accident or a fall, an SOS message will be automatically sent to relatives indicating the GPS position of the person who is a victim. And in return, her family will be able to contact her directly via her connected watch. Finally it can be a virtual pill, and vibrate when it’s time to take a drug.
Smart patches
There are patches with flexible electronic circuits that now stick to the skin and monitor the health of the user, via his smartphone.
Bionic bihormonal pancreas
This object is composed of 2 boxes, controlled by a smartphone. The first case is able to measure the blood sugar level (glycemia) every 5 minutes, and the second case sends a hyperglycemic hormone when the user is in hypoglycemia. This effective coupling will enable diabetics to regain real autonomy in the face of the disease.
A nanobot surgeon
A nanorobot is currently being studied by European researchers. It has 15 modules that are swallowed by the patient before assembling in the intestine and performing very complex surgical operations!
The connected brain
It is a system of neural implants whose neurological signals can be decoded in real time by an external peripheral system … Brain stimulation can be provoked to treat patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Smart dust
The dust grains are not what they were! They can be composed of nano-computers equipped with antennas and organized in network. The size of a grain of sand, they can manage complex processes, such as detecting and fighting a beginning cancer, or relieve the pain of an injury. This path is considered as a serious alternative to the surgical operation. On arrival, the benefits of an operation without incision, less pain for the patient, and faster recovery.
Controlled contraceptive implant
This new contraceptive implant has a life span of 16 years. Unlike conventional contraceptive implants, there is no need to remove it to conceive a child: just disable it for the time required. It will then be reactivated very easily thanks to the remote control.
If connected smart health bracelets now equip our wrists with the constancy of a wristwatch, a course is now taken in the design of connected objects of the future. Not only do new technologies become an indispensable tool for healing more effectively, but they also make it possible to explore unknown territories not long ago. Thus, the collection and exploitation of data will substantially improve prevention and especially open the door to a predictive medicine that could take precedence over a curative medicine! One day maybe, our doctors will not cure us anymore, but we will reprogramme genetically to avoid the risks of developing certain pathologies …
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