| | DECEMBER 20208The pandemic has brought in the uneasy times that call for newer innovations in the healthcare sector. On the other hand, the pharmaceutical companies that have pivoted to vaccine development and the biotechnology laboratories have set their focus on the development of accurate testing devices that are easy to use, fast, reliable, and most importantly cost-effective. This has induced the convergence of AI, wearables, IoT, blockchain, and point-of-care testing that have been disrupting the healthcare system but simultaneously empowering the patients that could bring out better outcomes.Portable DefibrillatorThe automated external defibrillator (AED) has invested to increase a person's chances of survival after a sudden cardiac arrest. HeartHero's device is present in the queue for FDA and other regulatory approval. This is a pretty handy and easy-to-use AED that weighs about 1.3 pounds and could be kept in the homes of those at high risk of heart attacks. The conductive pads on a person's chest aids in reading the person's heart rhythm to determine whether a shock is the right course; if it is, then it gives the appropriate amount of charge and then reexamines the rhythm to determine if more attempts are necessary.MedWandMedWand, a clinical-grade diagnostic kit, that enables the doctors to gather the information that could be obtained only when the person visits the clinic. The diagnostic kit is as small as a coffee mug, which is connected to the USB-connected setup gives a physician real-time access to data that include a stethoscope, an otoscope, an ophthalmoscope, an ECG sensor pulse oximeter, dermatoscopy as well as a thermometer. However, the device is awaiting FDA clearance.Top 10 Medical Innovation of 2020BY CEO INSIGHTS TEAMIN FOCUS
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