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Smart wearables are turning into a largely profitable industry. From glucose monitoring, to sleep technology, to fitness apps, the number of wearable medical devices on the market are continuing to grow and in turn, help the lives of people - with or without ailments. Many of these devices are meant to ease daily life and prevent invasive and potentially harmful procedures for patients all over the world. This technology also encourages wearers to be actively involved in bettering their own health behaviors.

These innovative devices typically fall into the three categories below.

Self-Monitoring

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Users are now relying on wearable sensors and mobile apps to collect and analyze their personal health data to improve their well-being. An array of self-monitoring gadgets and tools can track waking and sleeping movement, counting steps, calories consumed, blood pressure, heart rate, and more. Take the increasingly popular Fitbit, for example, or a Band-Aid-sized device that uses tiny biosensors to monitor glucose levels in sweat, according to research at Seoul National University. This technology prevents diabetics from prinking their fingers multiple times a day, and the adhesive patch transmits results directly to a software application.

Healthcare Vitals

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New technology allows healthcare professionals to easily keep tabs on the vital information of their patients. The HealthPatch MD, for example, is an embedded, disposable biosensor that tracks heart rate, breathing, temperature, steps and body position if the patient has fallen. In the past year, this product has been seen in healthcare facilities all around the world. SENSIMED Triggerfish® is a smart lens that predicts Glaucoma progression. The lens' microsensor picks up on any changes in curvature, an indicator of eye pressure. When the curve changes, the data is sent via Bluetooth to the patient's doctor. You can see a flier and white paper for detailed and very interesting information.

Side thought: I've been wondering if the name was inspired by the fish of the same name but can't see a connection! Can you?

Pain Management

These wearable devices ease daily discomfort and are not relegated to only healthcare patients. Sensus is a wearable device on the leg that provides chronic pain relief. Activated by simply the push of the button, the device comfortably stimulates nerves in the leg. PROCOOL I is a system used by athletes, firefighters, and surgeons. It's a shirt that provides a cooling effect for those working in heated environments so that they can accomplish tasks more effectively. PROCOOL I can also prevent heat-related illness and death to extreme temperature. 

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Smart, innovative and booming -- wearable devices are already shaking up the medical device industry and we can't wait to see what advancing technology brings next. If you can spare a few minutes... or hours, check out the wearable devices database that as of this writing, contains 438 devices from 303 companies.

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