Electronic enthusiasts News: With the improvement of people's health awareness, changing the concept of self-care, the concept of disease prevention is better than cure gradually accepted the home medical equipment is gradually being recognized and accepted by the general public. The US "Fortune" magazine has listed household medical devices as the fastest growing industry in the next 10 years. It is no exaggeration to say that the home medical equipment market is a treasure trove of huge business opportunities.
1. Definition and main characteristics of household medical devices?
Household medical devices refer to medical devices that are mainly suitable for home use. The main features of household medical devices are simple operation, small size, and easy to carry.
2. Analysis of the development status of home medical treatment at home and abroad
The earliest household medical devices were relatively simple, convenient and practical, such as thermometers, stethoscopes, and sphygmomanometers. These earliest home medical devices are more practical for families with patients with chronic diseases. They can observe the patients' condition at any time and facilitate timely medical treatment.
With the improvement of living standards and the development of electronic technology, people are paying more and more attention to the health of themselves and their families. Early household medical devices have been unable to meet the needs of families. Therefore, a variety of simple, practical, and full-featured new types of household medical devices have emerged at the historic moment and become indispensable supplies in people's lives. Automatic and semi-automatic electronic household medical devices have been launched, such as electronic blood pressure monitors, blood glucose testers, and electronic thermometers.
3. What are the solutions for well-known semiconductor manufacturers?
In this context, global semiconductor manufacturers are all aiming at the home medical equipment market, competing to launch their own new home medical electronics products: such as the vital sign monitor launched by ADI; the analog front-end chip launched by TI; freescale has launched a series of home portable medical Products, such as heart rate monitors, etc.
ADI launches AD8232 analog front end (AFE) for vital sign monitoring applications
Analog Devices (ADI) has launched a low-power, single-lead, heart rate monitor analog front end (AFE) AD8232 for various vital sign monitoring applications. Compared with competing solutions, the size of the AD8232 AFE is reduced by 50% and power consumption is reduced by as much as 20%. With the advantages of the AD8232 in terms of power consumption, size, and integration, designers can develop heart rate and heart monitor devices for use outside of intensive care, such as personal health management and remote health monitoring. The AD8232 AFE is specifically designed to meet the ECG signal conditioning requirements of emerging fitness equipment, portable / wearable monitoring equipment, and remote health monitoring equipment.
TI introduces the industry's first analog front-end chip that can measure body weight and body composition
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the industry's first fully integrated analog front end AFE4300, which can measure body weight and body composition. AFE4300 is a simple, easy-to-use, high-precision, low-power front-end solution that helps engineers design weight meters that include body composition meters, body impedance analyzers, and impedance measurement devices, as well as existing complex multi-chip solutions In comparison, it can speed up the product listing process. The device's 3 BCM channels can be used for segmented impedance analysis (BIA) between the human limbs to fully understand the body composition.
Freescale launches MCU for heart rate monitor
The heart rhythm monitor measures the heart rhythm during exercises or strenuous activities to determine the patient's effort level. The new heart rate monitor consists of two main components: a signal collection sensor / transmitter and receiver (watch or smartphone). In some cases, the signal collection device is implanted in the fabric worn by the user or patient. The microcontroller (MCU) analyzes the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal to determine the heart rhythm, and the 8-bit MCU is sufficient as a simple heart rhythm monitor. For more complex analyses, such as heart rhythm variation, exercise volume, or respiratory rate, high-end 32-bit MCUs can be used. At the same time, low-power wireless technology can be used to achieve sensor and receiver communication.
Freescale introduces 8-bit and 32-bit MCUs for the full spectrum range of heart rate monitors. In addition, Freescale's products also include inertial sensors or accelerometers for motion measurement, and ZigBee® proprietary wireless solutions that support sensor-to-receiver communication.
4. The prospect of home medical treatment
The world's major semiconductor manufacturers have all entered the home medical industry. The home medical market has bright prospects and shows the following development trends:
(1) Digital and electronic household medical appliances have good prospects.
The famous Battle Research Center in the United States predicts the market's popularity in the next 10 years. The first place is affordable home healthcare, and the demand for simple home medical equipment will be great in the next 10 years. Fortune magazine in the United States predicts that products developed in the first 10 years of the 21st century will also be ranked first in household medical devices. In the West, family medical devices have accounted for 40% of the entire medical device output value, and experts have concluded that within 10 years, the proportion of family medical devices must be reversed at least.
Especially in China, due to the small coverage and low level of public medical care (social pooling), and the high proportion of family self-finance, how to self-treat and maintain health is more concerned by people today, and the family medical equipment market is huge.
(2) Therapeutic and health-care family medical devices have good prospects.
With the improvement of living standards and the rapid growth of the proportion of the elderly population, high-tech family medical care devices, especially those that are convenient for the elderly, oxygen-absorbing devices and women's health and beauty equipment, have been in strong demand. The market potential is outstanding.
(3) Massage appliances are in strong demand at home and abroad.
Massage therapy is also widely recognized abroad, so the international market for massage appliances in China is also very attractive. For example, in 2003, the total export of massage appliances produced by some of China's leading small and medium-sized enterprises jumped to 75 million sets, and the amount of foreign exchange earned from exports reached 315 million US dollars. Some high-end massage beds produced in China also have a unique marketing path in China.
With strong technical reserves and market capabilities, multinational companies often have a keen sense of market and can always discover new market opportunities early. Close to well-known semiconductor manufacturers, such as TI and ADI, the development path, the prospect of the home medical market is infinitely bright.
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