Wearable sensor technology breakthrough for precision medicine

The importance of sensors for wearable devices is self-evident, the sensor market will grow rapidly with the development of the Internet of Things market, and the wearable market is still relatively small. However, the application of sensors for wearable medical applications will also help the development of precision medicine.

Market research shows that the wearable device market will reach 123 million in 2016 and 411 million in 2020. In the wearable device market, although the initial growth of the market is gratifying, the overall size of the wearable market is still relatively small worldwide compared to the smartphone market with annual shipments of more than one billion.

Schematic diagram of forecasting various types of wearable equipment market by foreign market agencies in 2020, data map

Recently, the research team of Stanford University School of Medicine conducted research on wearable medical sensors. The researchers said that the entire experimental data proves that portable biosensors can provide predictive data for hospitals and patients in addition to predicting disease before symptoms appear, improving the diagnostic speed and accuracy of precision medical treatment. The detailed results of the study were published in the international biological journal PLOS Biology published last week.

The research team asked 60 testers to wear 1 to 8 portable biosensors to weight data such as heart rate, blood oxygen level, skin temperature, sleep, calorie consumption, etc., to obtain a healthy baseline range value for each person. If the value of the test deviates from the health baseline, the tester has a specific health problem. The trial helped 12 testers find signs of type 2 diabetes.

In recent years, wearable auxiliary sensor technology has achieved breakthroughs. The Finnish National Technical Research Center (VTT) official website recently reported that it has developed a wearable auxiliary sensor to help people with visual impairments. The sensor is equipped with a radar system developed by VTT, which transmits radio waves to the user through bat-like ultrasonic waves, and then informs the user of obstacles in front by vibration and voice feedback. Coincidentally, the technology website Patently Apple, the US Patent and Trademark Office announced Apple's patent for a health care wearable device, equipped with one or more sensors for tracking user heart rate and blood pressure measurements.

Article reference to Shanghai Securities News

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