MD+DI November 27, 2017 online edition features What You Need to Know About the Internet of Things and Medical Devices IoT by Sal Sanci, StarFish Medical Electronics Engineering Manager. The article is a companion piece to Sanci’s upcoming talk at BIOMEDevice San Jose and explores the subject: Capabilities are enabling users to interact with medical devices in ways we never even imagined, posing new questions for medical device developers.
“The affordability of IoT technologies and the growth of consumer expectations will continue to change the landscape. Does this mean that every medical device needs to be connected?
Yes.
To plan for this future, we will look at the value that can be realized, how we address security, how we think about service, what the data is and how we realize its value, and what technologies are relevant.”