Ohad Peled

February 3, 2025

The global home medical equipment market is experiencing explosive growth. Smart devices are being used to monitor and treat patients suffering from diabetes, cardiac disorders, and other medical conditions without exposing those patients to the risk of hospital-acquired infections. Numerous organizations, including the World Health Organization and the National Council of Aging, promote self-health management to improve patients' outcomes.

Jay Esfandyari, Ph.D

January 28, 2025

In the last few years, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers have become important components in many medical and healthcare products. Among others, accelerometers are implemented in non-invasive, minimally invasive, and invasive medical devices.

There are several reasons for this impressive penetration of MEMS accelerometers into medical applications. The early accelerometers were bulky, with high power consumption, analog output, and without any embedded intelligent features. However, there have been breathtaking advances in these accelerometers in the last few years. These advances have not only accelerated the implementation of accelerometers in a large number of medical products but also enabled a variety of innovative use cases in diagnostics, monitoring, and treatment.