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Market Trend Report: Smartphone-based diagnostics for medical device leaders

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We outline the market outlook for smartphone-based diagnostics in the medical device industry — from investment trends, to leading companies, to recommendations for the players in the space.

What are smartphone-based diagnostics?

Modern-day smartphones come equipped with a number of sensors, such as high-resolution cameras, accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, ambient light sensors, and microphones. These sensors can detect and quantify different physiological and digital biomarkers.

Coupled with metadata like SMS patterns, app usage, call logs, and geotags, smartphones incorporate vast troves of information valuable for the screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of diseases.

Compared to conventional diagnostic instruments, the portability, connectivity, ease of use, and affordability of smartphones make them ideal for the research and development of more cost-effective and widely available diagnostics.

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Features & capabilities

Smartphone-based diagnostics provides medical device leaders with several capabilities, including:

  • Patient management web-based platforms
  • AI-powered, video-based health and wellness monitoring tools
  • All-in-one hyperspectral imaging devices
  • Customized workflow integration solutions