Interpretation of medical electronic design in the eyes of doctor engineers

“About 63% of global deaths are due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and the highest proportion of chronic non-communicable diseases is caused by cardiovascular disease, followed by cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Nearly 1 billion people suffer from high blood pressure, about 235 million people have asthma, and about 347 million people have diabetes, and health problems are very serious." Freescale Medical Electronics Product Manager, also a neurosurgeon Dr. José FernándezVillase?or said in an exclusive interview with this magazine. Increasing global population aging and chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease have greatly increased the cost of daily care for patients, and the increasing popularity of portable medical devices has not only made it easier for users to access medical technology, but also provided The technology used at home changes the entire healthcare and electronics industry.

What is the current status of the medical electronics market? What is the future direction of medical electronics?

Espicom's report shows that by 2015, the market size of the industry is expected to grow from $164 billion in 2010 to $228 billion. According to Gartner, portable consumer medical electronics such as blood glucose monitors, blood pressure monitors, insulin pumps and heart rate monitors are the fastest growing segments of the market. This is also the embodiment of the rapid increase in the number of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases. Due to the rising mortality rate of non-communicable diseases, from the doctor's point of view, I personally think that the future medical development trend will be from therapeutic medicine to preventive medicine.

For the Chinese market, in China, the penetration rate of portable medical devices such as sphygmomanometers, blood glucose meters, and oximeters is very low, and the number of corresponding patients is also rising rapidly, so this market potential is very huge. At present, foreign brands dominate the market, while domestic brands only account for a small part. Therefore, in China's home medical market, the local medical industry needs to build brand awareness and build consumer confidence, not just low prices. However, I believe that in the next 5 to 10 years, the Chinese market will continue to grow, while evolving to the high-end market, and will be more innovative.

In addition to traditional portable medical devices, we have found that home medical centers are gaining market attention. As a medical hub, the center can be connected to a variety of medical devices to collect, record and analyze data and provide health warnings in a timely manner. In the future, the center will be connected to the hospital, and doctors will provide in-depth professional advice online. In the process of the emergence of the Internet of Things, we also see that traditional portable medical devices are increasing various wired and wireless connections, as well as the trend of combining with cloud computing. For example, Qualcomm Life's first 2net sensor hub (Sensor Hub) and medical wireless communication module, and integrated into the 2net medical wireless solution. When you use it, you only need to plug a small 2net hub into the power socket at the patient's home. The medical institution can view the vital signs, pulse, blood sugar and other vital signs of the patient at home through the cloud-based 2net platform, and the patient can also view it by himself.

Compared with the huge demand, the existing medical equipment is not only limited in number but also unevenly distributed. How to share and how to achieve rapid response, the relevant technical feasibility is an urgent problem to be solved. These conditions have also led to the development of medical devices that are smaller, more economical, portable, remotely monitorable, and guaranteed performance metrics. Therefore, achieving a smaller and more economical system while ensuring the performance of the system is the ultimate demand of the entire industry.

What are the hot spots of global medical electronics research and development? What opportunities and challenges will it bring to IC vendors?

As a doctor, I saw that the current situation is that people all over the world do not see doctors easily unless there are symptoms of discomfort. In the future, we will not only treat diabetes, but also need to prevent diseases. Medical examination is necessary. For example, the influence of genetic factors. If your father has high blood pressure, you have a 50% chance of developing high blood pressure. Biochemical sensors can help detect urine, saliva, blood, etc. before the disease occurs, so it has become a hot spot of development.

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