Department of Health and communication, Greece
Research Article
Wearable and Implantable Medical Expedients: Potential and Challenges for Modern Health Care
Author(s): Mastagenis K* and Prazerekos P
The concept of wearable medical technology was first introduced by Edward O Thorp, a mathematics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, about 6 decades ago. The first implantable medical device developed was a pacemaker for arrhythmia patients in 1958. Since then, various types of pacemakers and implantable cerebellar stimulators have been developed and used. Wearable technology has received considerable attention from worldwide researchers. With the advancement of communication technology including internet, hardware fabrication, and big data analytics, wearable technology has made rapid strides of progress in health care and health monitoring. This technology resulted in manifestation of smart watches, armbands, and glasses.. View More»
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