Medical Devices Optoelectronic Sensors in Medical Applications
Electronic components have been incorporated into medical equipment designs for years. Until recently, medical electronics has been focused primarily on the institutional side of the medical market, in expensive diagnostic equipment, such as MRI and CAT scanning machinery for use in hospitals and clinics. An aging and expanding population is accelerating the development of new and different medical equipment. Professionals in health-care settings want real-time, reliable, and accurate diagnostic results provided by devices that can go to the patient, whether he or she is in a hospital or clinic or at home, being monitored remotely. The equipment should be appropriate for both home care and ambulatory treatment; it must be patient friendly, both technically and physically; and it must be small, light, and energy efficient. read more...