Mobile technologies on guard of health: promising projects of today

Now technology corporations consider it their duty to create their own platform, which serves as the basis for connecting portable medical gadgets and a data processing center for such gadgets.

This material deals specifically with medical devices, and not with devices from the “sports health” sphere, such as fitness trackers, heart rate monitors, and sleep quality detectors.

Oto Home by CellScope

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Oto Home is an accessory for a mobile phone that allows you to get a clear picture of a person's ear canal. Oto Home connects to the camera of the smartphone, after which the user can receive clear pictures of the ear canal. The easiest way to photograph the ear of another person - for example, a child.

After that, the photo is sent to the doctor, and he, in turn, analyzes the image and makes a diagnosis. All data from the phone fall into the Health app, where a peculiar case history is kept. Doctors accessed by the user have access to this story.



It is worth noting that the device itself costs $ 79, but for each analysis you will have to pay the doctor $ 49. The price of the original kit includes one free analysis. In principle, in countries with paid medicine (and there are still the majority, you will agree - even if medicine is considered free, you still have to pay in most cases) $ 49 is less than the cost of consulting a specialist, so the device and service have good prospects .

Swaive: smart ear thermometer

This device allows you to measure the temperature in the ear canal (only a few seconds), which is ideal for children (especially for children) and adults.

Bluetooth gadget connects with Apple's Health, and transmits all the necessary information to a smartphone or tablet. According to the developers, women can also use this device during attempts to conceive a child (temperature changes often indicate the onset of ovulation).

All information can be provided to doctors - and specialists can watch the information directly in the application.

Amwell

And this is no longer a device, but an application that can be used instead of a visit to the doctor. Having started AmWell , you need to select a doctor who can diagnose remotely, and also prescribe treatment. The cost of one visit to the doctor is 49 US dollars.

According to the results of the virtual examination of the patient, the doctor prescribes treatment, and the prescription for the medicine can be printed out and used in the pharmacy as a complete prescription document.

The list of doctors indicates their experience and rating.

Conclusion : in fact, medical guards that are issued for personal use by the patient, and not the doctor, are much more than three. Every day there are new solutions, and in the end, as you can imagine, many users in general will stop visiting the doctor in person, writing off with a specialist in text mode or conducting video conferences.

All data is recorded by the software, so there is no need to keep a paper case history. All that is needed - the doctor sees immediately, already in the application.

Now there are not so noticeable, but significant in their essence transformations in the medical field. Most likely, after five years in developed countries, medical care will change significantly, bringing practical benefits to both patients and doctors.