Smartphones have revolutionized the way humans communicate, especially during the past decade. The first generation of smartphones were the blackberry phones which got significant recognition for their data connectivity and mailing features back in the day in 2004-2006. Then, the Apple iPhone was launched in 2007, the first real smartphone with advanced access to the internet and a camera.
Smartphones have revolutionized the way humans communicate, especially during the past decade.
The first generation of smartphones were the blackberry phones which got significant recognition for their data connectivity and mailing features back in the day in 2004-2006. Then, the Apple iPhone was launched in 2007, the first real smartphone with advanced access to the internet and a camera. It changed the world forever and how we communicate with each other. The apple store alone has over 1.5 million applications today.
The latest smartphones and iPads have LIDAR (Light detection and ranging) technology, high-resolution cameras, high processing power, 5g connectivity, and massive storage due to cloud storage and sizeable local storage. These devices are now used habitually and have become an essential part of our daily lives. They have evolved into handheld computers to make video calls, post on social media, coordinate with our co-workers, contact people via phone, buy groceries, buy goods and services online, create artistic designs, edit videos, make music, listen to music and send emails and messages.
The benefits of smartphones are limitless and are only expected to grow over time. The healthcare industry worldwide is fast moving towards adopting these intelligent handheld devices to augment patient convenience. Here are a few logical reasons for the usage of smart appliances in the healthcare industry:
Smartphones have abundant data storage, sharing, reading, and creating capabilities. It is by no means an exaggeration to state that smartphones have more practical uses in our daily lives compared to full-sized computers.
They can accommodate a variety of sensors – position sensors, gyroscopic sensors, ambient light sensors, compass sensors, barometer sensors, pedometer sensors, IR blasters, proximity sensors, and motion sensors.
These sensors make smartphones excellent modular additions, making them primary devices for medical checkups in the future.
ULTRASOUND TESTS
In 2020,Butterfly Network came up with the world’s first ultrasound imaging probe module for conducting ultrasound tests.
The Butterfly IQ device was designed to make ultrasound imaging attainable for people across the globe. It is highly versatile, customizable, and also encompasses various specifications and configurations. Their website mentions four specifications – diagnostic Tools, procedural Tools, education, and collaboration.
The product is available through subscription across various price ranges. More companies are providing similar devices such as Mobius. Healthcare professionals are already conducting home visits or virtual directional calls to assist patients in conducting ultrasound tests at home.
The amenity especially enables expectant mothers to get an ultrasound test in the comfort of their homes and saves them the commute to the doctor’s office. There are several other uses to this kind of technology, such as gynecology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology (eye diagnosis), and pulmonology (lung diagnosis). The use of smartphones in ultrasound probe technology is ever-expanding and shaping the future of portable healthcare.
MEDICAL ANALYSER
A state-of-the-art technology came into being a few years back when Healthy.io, a med-tech company based in the United Kingdom, invented a revolutionary health checkup device. Equipped with artificial intelligence, the technology transformed the simple smartphone into a medical diagnostic device.
The embedded kit functions alongside the smartphone to check urine health, a rising concern for illness worldwide. Many people do not have to take an annual urine test, which saves them a trip to the doctor’s while offering a valid solution. Healthy.io also released a wound analysis device that works alongside smartphones and enables patients to care for wounds through digital support.
ORAL TESTS
Smartphones can even detect viruses or bacteria present in the mouth through oral contact. A few med-tech companies have developed modular oral scanners that transmit oral health data to your phone and get approved medical diagnostics.
In addition, smaller devices are being used to provide medical solutions at the swipe of a finger. Medicine has truly moved up ten notches due to existing smartphone technology – the future looks even brighter.
SMARTPHONE ECG
AliveCor developed modular devices that can collect heartbeat and heart health data via electromagnetic wave scanners when attached to the smartphone, turning them into medical scale electrocardiogram (ECG).
The sensors in the modular device can read various heart analytics and dispatch them through to the application on your phone. The application then transmits the data to the medical databases and cross-references them with health standards across multiple data sets. Finally, a detailed heart health report is conveyed to your smartphone screen when the collection and comparison are complete.
DIGITAL MARKETING APPLICATIONS
Australia is quickly becoming a growth hub for health-tech and biotech startups and companies. We have over 90 companies that focus on technological applications of medicine and a significant portion of them are developing applications that are set to shape the future of the healthcare industry.
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