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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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White Paper: Smartphone Market Analysis for Software as a Medical Device Developers

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Introduction Since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, iOS and Android smartphones have come to define and dominate the U.S. smartphone market, with approximately 81% of American adults owning a smartphone by 2019 and over 99% of those smartphones being either an iOS or Android phone. As the following graph illustrates, since the iPhone […]

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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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White Paper: Smartphone Market Analysis for Software as a Medical Device

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The move towards a highly interconnected, IoT-driven healthcare industry has made the development of mobile health applications, connected medical devices, and software as a medical device (SaMD) essential for companies looking to stay ahead of the curve. Smartphone applications, in particular, are at the forefront of the shift in how care is being delivered. With […]

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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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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Handheld medical apps are changing the healthcare landscape. While medical devices with embedded software have been around for over two decades, the advent of smartphones with touch screens, smart Bluetooth technologies and internet connectivity has […]

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