Printed circuit board (PCB) is very important in medical care and medicine. As the industry continues to innovate to provide the best technology for patients and their caregivers, more and more research, treatment and diagnostic strategies have developed towards automation. Therefore, more work involving PCB assembly will be required to improve medical devices in the industry.
With the aging of the population, the importance of PCB assembly in the medical industry will continue to grow. Nowadays, PCB plays a crucial role in medical imaging units such as MRI and cardiac monitoring devices such as cardiac pacemakers. Even temperature monitoring equipment and responsive nerve stimulators can realize the most advanced PCB technology and components. Here, we will discuss the role of PCB assembly in the medical industry.
Electronic Health Records
In the past, the integration of electronic health records was poor, and many electronic records lacked any form of connection. Instead, each system is a separate system that processes orders, documents, and other tasks in an isolated manner. With the passage of time, these systems have been integrated to form a more integrated picture, which enables the medical industry to speed up patient care and greatly improve efficiency.
Great progress has been made in integrating patient information. However, with the coming of a new data driven medical era, the potential for further development is almost unlimited. In other words, electronic health records will be used as modern tools to enable the medical industry to collect relevant data about the population; Make it permanently improve the success rate and results of medical care.
Mobile Health
Due to the progress of PCB assembly, traditional wires and flexible cords have quickly become history. In the past, traditional power sockets were usually used to plug and unplug wires and cords, but modern medical innovation has enabled doctors to care for patients anywhere in the world at any time.
In fact, this year alone, the value of the mobile medical market is estimated to exceed 20 billion dollars. Smartphones, iPads and other such devices enable medical service providers to easily receive and transmit important medical information as needed. Due to the progress of mobile medicine, documents can be completed, equipment and drugs can be ordered, and some symptoms or conditions can be studied with just a few clicks of the mouse, so as to better help patients.
Medical equipment that may wear out
The market for patient wearable medical devices is growing at an annual rate of more than 16%. In addition, medical devices are becoming smaller, lighter, and easier to wear without compromising accuracy or durability. Many of these devices use online motion sensors to compile relevant data and then forward it to the appropriate healthcare professional.
For example, if a patient falls and gets injured, some medical devices will immediately notify the appropriate authorities, and two-way voice communication can also be carried out so that the patient can react even if he is conscious. Some medical devices on the market are very complex, and can even detect when a patient’s wound is infected.
With the rapid growth and aging of the population, mobility and access to appropriate medical facilities and personnel will become more urgent issues; Therefore, mobile medicine must continue to develop to meet the needs of patients and the elderly.
Implantable medical devices
When it comes to implantable medical devices, the use of PCB assembly becomes more complex, because there is no uniform standard that all PCB components can comply with. In other words, different implants will achieve different goals for different medical conditions, and the unstable nature of implants will also affect the design and manufacture of PCB. In any case, carefully designed PCBs allow deaf people to hear through cochlear implants. Some are the first time in their lives.
More importantly, those with advanced cardiovascular disease can benefit from implanted defibrillators, because they may be more prone to sudden and accidental cardiac arrest, which may occur anywhere or caused by trauma.
Interestingly, those with epilepsy can benefit from a device called a reactive nerve stimulator (RNS). RNS is directly implanted into the brain of patients, which can help reduce patients with poor drug response to conventional seizures. RNS will release electric shock when finding any abnormal brain activity, and monitor the patient’s brain activity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Telecommunications
What some people don’t know is that instant messaging applications and walkie talkies have only been used for a short time in many hospitals. In the past, the overhead PA system, buzzer and pager were considered as the specifications of inter office communication. Some experts attribute security and HIPAA problems to the relatively slow adoption of instant messaging applications and walkie talkies in the medical industry.
However, medical experts can now use various systems using clinical based systems, Web applications and smart devices to transmit laboratory tests, messages, security alerts and other information to interested parties.
