Wireless Chargers and Medical Implications
Wireless charging has been expanding its range of benefits. For example, wearable medical monitoring devices are now available. There are only too many ailments and diseases that require frequent patient monitoring. Though many electronic devices have been made to do the job, they can be uncomfortable, bulky, and often require cables. Wireless-charged devices, on the other hand, aims to provide comfort and ease of use.
Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions plaguing a good percentage of the population. Lack of the sense of hearing entails the use of hearing aids, which can be uncomfortable depending on how they are made. This would also mean that devices would need space for disposable batteries, and these are not really best for daily use as battery life may run out unexpectedly and even in the most inconvenient of times. USB charging is also not the solution, because hearing aids are very small devices. Wireless chargers then provide the easiest way to charge hearing aids.
With wireless charger, the patient would just need to drop it on the platform after a day’s use, and it charges overnight. Even if hearing aids are small, and though they come in different types (BTE, ITC, RIC, ITE, or CIC), wireless charging is the way to go. Hearing aids of the future will also tend to use more power, so heavier batteries are not and will never be the option. Hearing loss may be congenital, or it may be acquired through the years, so hearing aids with wireless charging platforms are easy to use for every one of all ages.
Hypertension is also a common condition, and those with this disease frequently measure their blood pressure. Blood pressure is a vital sign, along with temperature and heart rate, to measure how much a person is under the risk of hypertension. It can be measured through physiological sensing patches or wearable sensors. Sensing patches can be integrated into clothes or band-aids, too. However, they have to be light and small, as well as comfy and wearable, for it not to interfere with a person’s daily activities. They also have to be waterproof to be durable, so batteries are not an option here. This is where wireless charging comes in.
Another condition as prevalent as hypertension is diabetes. Those with increased blood sugar levels find ways to track and monitor these by pricking their finger and measuring blood glucose on a monitor, or through the use of the continuous glucose monitor. Patients with heart diseases have also opted to use wearable ECG monitors which can detect the state of cardiac activity. It can measure heart rate, body temperature, and body activity. These devices are aimed for patient care quality without compromising mobility. Patients would obviously be able to do a lot more in their day without the hassle of cables.
Wireless charging presents a huge opportunity for the elevation of quality of patient care. Detection of the state of patients is one of the main techniques in diagnosis, and it can pave the way for proper treatment. Wireless charging aims to assist in these techniques, and it can prove to do so successfully.