How Simulation is Assisting with the Adoption of Internet of
Things Through the Development of Smart Medical Implants.Digital health is
taking healthcare by storm and is
expected to reach $233.3 billion by 2020, driven particularly by the mobile
health market. Connected medical devices and associated services are perceived
to be able to offer safer and more
effective healthcare. Novel connected medical device examples include Saluda’s closed-loop neuromodulation system for pain
management, EBR’s wireless pacing system and St Jude Medical’s wireless-enabled pacemaker –
all examples of implants with wireless connectivity.
A key challenge for medical device designers is to understand and optimize the communication between the device and the receiver. Pioneering companies like Cambridge Consultants were
A key challenge for medical device designers is to understand and optimize the communication between the device and the receiver. Pioneering companies like Cambridge Consultants were
early adopters of engineering simulation to model the behavior of medical devices and their communication
components, together with the
surrounding environment – and particularly ‘through-body’ communication. In
this webinar, we will discuss the growing importance of connectivity and the necessity of using computer-based modeling to enable this critical
technology.
Cambridge Consultants will also present a case study that
highlights the use of computer modeling to quantify the impact of different body
morphologies on implant radio performance. An understanding of these coupled
with use case and end user morphology
will define if the radio performance is incredibly successful or marginally adequate.
