An RFID Communication System for Medical Applications

During the last years the significance of RFID systems has increased rapidly. In fact, its use is expected to increase by a factor of twenty until 2016. Medical applications are expected to be a main cause of this development. Currently, RFID systems are primary identification systems, based on the transmission of a key number or little further information. Using new technical developements and higher integration levels, it may be possible to extend these systems to measure and transmit data. Such RFID systems can be used in different areas of medical technology, because of the combination of application flexibility with the possibility of identification and data collection. For example, they can be used to identify patients or pharmaceuticals, monitor blood preservations or for medical implant communication.