The medical electronics market is going from strength to strength and according to one recent study could reach $4.2billion by 2026. Rising standards of living and aspirations towards a healthier lifestyle are all factors driving the adoption of wearable electronic medical devices. However, the ever-stricter regulatory process for product approval and high maintenance cost are acting as restraints on what would otherwise be an even more buoyant market.
The Spanish company TBIOM (Técnicas Biomédicas para la Salud) has reached its crowdfunding goal to develop Airmony its new portable, light and tubeless sleep apnea device. The product pushes a continuous flow of air to help sleep apnea patients breathe and enjoy a good night’s sleep. The company says that while Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices already exist to treat this condition, Airmony’s new CPAP device is smaller, lighter, tubeless, washable and can be used both by children and adults. The company claims that its device can run for more than two nights on a USB rechargeable battery and includes sensors for e-health monitoring, allowing both patients and their doctor to review sleep patterns. It is supported by numerous institutions, including the Estivill Sleep Foundation and ESADECreapolis.
Importantly, Internet access is not a necessity as emergency calls and notifications can also be sent via GSM. Egidijus Kazanavicius, professor, KTU Faculty of Informatics, explained, “The main challenge encountered during the process of creating the system was to register the fall of a person accurately.” This is because the algorithms used can quite easily misinterpret a hand gesture as a collapse or the act of climbing stairs as falling. However, if a false signal is inadvertently sent it can be cancelled with a simple touch of the button.
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