In yet another medical technology breakthrough, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) has developed a compact affordable continuous lung health-monitoring system that can help healthcare teams to track patients’ lung health status.
This ground-breaking technology aims to offer rapid access to data on lung diseases, allowing patients to conveniently monitor their condition from the comfort of any location.
According to Professor Subramaniam Ganesh, the officiating director of IIT Kanpur, lung care will significantly improve and patients will greatly benefit from the advances in cutting-edge healthcare technology.
The corded device of the mask consists of a Wi-Fi module for sharing the lung health status with the healthcare provider.
The device comes with a particularly robust battery, ensuring uninterrupted monitoring. It also features a local storage unit for long-term retention of processed audio data, along with a powerful processing unit equipped with built-in memory and a microprocessor.
IIT Kanpur Develops Novel Technology for Lung Health Monitoring
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This real-time continuous monitoring system would assist doctors in responding promptly to any possible change or deterioration in their health status.
The continuous lung health-monitoring system tackles the challenges of delays in remote monitoring and network issues.
According to a global report from US-based 'MarketsandMarkets', the device is set to revolutionise the patient health-monitoring market.
The report forecasts that the market for monitoring devices will reach a staggering $65.4Bln by 2027, with a remarkable compound annual growth rate of 9.1 percent.
This represents a tremendous opportunity for the industry and highlights the immense impact that this device will have on patient health.