Taiwan media: Wearable medical components will move toward higher integration

As the key components of wearable medical devices gradually develop toward high integration functions and have the ability to resist electromagnetic interference, portable medical devices will be able to meet the requirements of national regulations, satisfying ease of use, high security, small size and low power consumption. Prerequisites, which in turn create a high growth rate that doubles annual shipments.

From the simple medical behavior of the past to the trend of emphasizing personalized service, the medical system now hopes to improve the quality of life of patients (Quality of Life, QoL) in addition to the original medical procedures. In view of this, wearable devices The monitoring of remote and individualized physiological status has gradually received attention.

Shipments in five years increase five times in the wearable device market, the market is bullish

According to a 2012 report by research firm IMS Research, about 14 million wearable smart devices were sold worldwide in 2011, and are expected to grow to 92.5 million in 2016. Taiwan, with total sales of more than 600 million US dollars, is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 50% from 2011 to 2016, as shown in Figure 1. In this wave of market trends, wearable medical devices have the opportunity to become a new type of medical device that can be used by patients in different environments.

Figure 1 Analysis of the output value of the wearable smart device market from 2011 to 2016

On wearable smart devices, wearable technology includes long-term wear in the human body, advanced circuit design, wireless transmission and independent processing capabilities, and can significantly improve the user experience (User Experience). Depending on the application, wearable smart devices can be divided into four categories, namely fitness and health management, health care and medical, industrial and military applications, and infotainment systems.

Fitness and health management technology products that can be used to monitor activities and emotions; while health care and medical care are primarily for monitoring vital signs; wearable technologies for industrial and military applications, for immediate data reception and transmission in military or industrial environments; and information Entertainment system technology for receiving and transmitting instant messages, entertainment and enhancing the life experience.

Fitness and health management and health care and medical wearable smart devices, according to Juniper Research's 2012 report, estimated that these two products accounted for more than 80% of wearable smart devices in 2017, although fitness and Health management equipment is sold in large quantities, but due to the higher price of health care and medical equipment, the total sales of health care and medical equipment is slightly higher than fitness and health management.

In the area of ​​fitness and health management, the main use is sports and activity tracking. These devices are usually fashionable and fashionable, so they are favored by consumers. According to the ABI Research report, it is estimated that by 2013, 61% of wearable technologies will be used for sports and activity tracking; in the future, such devices will be combined with home environment or home appliance control to provide a more convenient use situation.

On the other hand, in the health care and medical fields, wearable smart devices are currently mainly used for continuous blood glucose and heart rate monitoring, while relatively more products are intelligent automatic drug delivery devices, such as automatic drugs combined with continuous blood glucose monitoring. Conveying equipment or equipment that automatically transmits pain-relieving medications. The market generally believes that the biggest potential market growth barrier for such wearable smart devices is the bottleneck of technology and the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

However, even so, the FDA continues to monitor blood sugar through products such as Medtronic's Minimed Paradigm Real-TIme Insulin Pump, which provides insulin to patients on the one hand, making these patients more convenient in insulin control. Sex.

Looking at the trends in the major regional markets, the United States remains the largest market for wearable smart devices today, and this situation will not change until 2016; Europe is the second largest market, especially in health and medical applications. Japan is still another major consumer market, but mainly in the infotainment sector.

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