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2023 Is the Tipping Point for Bluetooth 5 in Connected Medical Devices

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ScientiaMobile and Orthogonal Release Data Analysis Showing Bluetooth 5’s Tipping Point Will Come in 2023; Medical Device Manufacturers Need to Act Now to Be Ready Medical device manufacturers will be able to engineer most of their consumer-facing products for the US market to use the Bluetooth 5.x standard by 2023, without having to invest resources […]

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When Should Your Connected Medical Device Support Bluetooth 5.0?

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Bluetooth 5.0 introduces a number of upgrades in speed, security and range to previous versions of Bluetooth. Yet many consumers still don’t have Bluetooth 5.0 compatible smartphones.  In this article, we take a closer look at Bluetooth 5.0 support across today’s most popular mobile devices (Apple and Android), and offer those in the medical device […]

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Bluetooth and Medical Devices - Part 1: Overview

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In the race to create more connected medical devices, many medical manufacturers are opting to leverage Bluetooth technology to connect to devices with WiFi and cellular capabilities and transfer...

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Bluetooth and Medical Devices - Part 2: The Gotchas

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Despite the shared name, BLE and Bluetooth Classic are fundamentally different connection protocols. Choosing the wrong one can have disastrous consequences for your connected medical device.

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Introduction to Bluetooth® in Medical Devices

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Bluetooth technologies are the most widely used form of medical device connectivity.

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The Growing Significance of Bluetooth BTLE in Healthcare

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), also known as Bluetooth Smart, is a wireless computer network technology that allows Bluetooth-enabled devices to “talk” to each other over a short distance. Compared to a standard Bluetooth connection, BTLE […]

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The Growing Landscape of Medical Apps in Healthcare

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