• DocumentCode
    921937
  • Title

    Pervasive medical devices: less invasive, more productive

  • Author

    Ceer, D.

  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Lastpage
    87
  • Abstract
    Wireless, robotic, and computer-backed medical devices are interfacing across the landscape, racing to accident scenes, performing surgery, and monitoring long-term care for young and old alike. With the potential for improved healthcare and long-term cost savings, pervasive devices offer healthcare some intriguing new alternatives.
  • Keywords
    health care; medical computing; medical robotics; ubiquitous computing; computer-backed medical devices; healthcare; pervasive medical devices; robotic medical devices; wireless medical devices; Cutting tools; Educational institutions; Hardware; Immune system; Knee; Medical control systems; Medical robotics; Medical services; Orthopedic surgery; Surges; emerging economies; medical devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pervasive Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1268
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPRV.2006.37
  • Filename
    1626212