Life Sciences & Healthcare- Device Class

Key drivers driving the IoT in Life Sciences and Healthcare market include rapidly growing demand for immediate medical attention during natural disasters & medical emergencies and growing acceptance of wearable medical devices, which is further boosting the demand for more comfortable and less invasive procedures.

In Life Sciences and Healthcare, any medical device approved by the FDA is classified as either Class 1,2 & 3 depending on the device's risk, invasiveness, and impact on the patient's overall health. Below table classifies the class of devices and their impact.

?Most of us are surrounded by the Class 1 devices in our daily life. With the technological advancement and urge for simplicity by humans more and more such devices are getting connected over Bluetooth. Eg, the Bluetooth enabled toothbrush now allows to capture the duration the brushing is done, also the app can allow one to setup the reminder. Class I medical devices are?deemed to be low-risk, and as such are subject to the least amount of regulatory control.?

?In the same way, Class 2 devices which may be in direct contact with the internal organs, eg, the syringe with the internal veins.?These medical devices come with a moderate to high risk that requires special controls.?They use IoT for the following benefits:

• Precision delivery of medication
• Ability to remotely start stop infusion
• Ability to remotely modify parameters as per patient response
• Doctors can remotely handle patient infusions at multiple hospitals
• Automatic record keeping of all logs
• Easy to Use Device

Class 3 devices usually sustain or support life, are implanted, or present potential unreasonable risk of illness or injury. They need the approval from regulatory bodies the most.

Clearly, there is a demand of connected devices in all these categoreis.

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