The wearable medical devices with unlimited scenery are growing at a multiple rate, and the smart bracelet is the most dazzling. According to the latest report from market research firm Canalys, the shipment of smart wristbands in 2014 may exceed 8 million, and will double to 23 million next year. In 2017, this number will increase to 45 million.
But the wearable medical equipment with good prospects is still "thunder and rainy."
Looking at the various wearable medical devices available in the domestic market, most manufacturers are limited to the concept of “health†as a hype. Most products only provide technical thresholds such as sports step, calorie consumption, calorie calculation, and sleep monitoring. Several features are high and the homogenization is severe.
Most manufacturers in China have serious homogenization of wearable device products.
It is understood that the reason for this is mainly that the technical flaws cannot be made up, and it is impossible to produce new products that are more practical and more profitable. It is still too early for wearable medical devices to really develop and prosper.
Low technical level
According to the wearable technology white paper published by the US Information Consulting IHS, wearable devices should have two most important characteristics: one is long-term wearable; the other is intelligent.
In other words, the wearable device must be continuously worn on the human body and can bring about an effect of enhancing the user experience. Such devices require advanced circuitry, wireless networking, and at least a low level of independent processing power.
However, after talking with many users, the reporter found that there are some limitations in the bracelet wearing a smart coat.
The sports bracelet looks simple, but it also has its complexity in hardware. Pan Weichao, founder of Lexin Medical, said that for medical device manufacturers, the monitoring function technologies such as step counting, calorie consumption, blood pressure and heart rate are not difficult. The design process of smart bracelet is more difficult. This involves the shape, width and material of the bracelet. And the way power is supplied.
Sensors and endurance are also two key factors in testing smart bracelets. Pan Weichao deeply understands this. "This is a hardware problem that all manufacturers have encountered. Now we have not found a better solution."
The reporter learned that MEMS has taken on the responsibility of wearable device sensors and actuators, but the domestic MEMS industry is still in its infancy, and start-ups are gathering in the Yangtze River Delta, and their technology lags far behind international giants.
The chairman of a Guangdong bracelet manufacturer told reporters that the hardware cost of the wrist function is not high, attracting a lot of companies with a little technical background. Because these bracelets have no pricing standards that can be referenced, the prices on the market are more chaotic, less than one hundred yuan cheaper, one or two thousand expensive. If you take the concept of “health careâ€, you will be more expensive. Most of these higher-priced products are made by technology companies, and the function of the bracelet is close to that of smartphones.
The reporter visited several local wearable medical device companies, including smart bracelets, watches, calories and other fields. These companies agree that the concept of wearable medical treatment is promising, but the equipment effects, market response and expectations are still not small, and some cottage manufacturers are still embarrassed in the concept, even they are asking themselves. : Is a portable device with only a step counter function considered a wearable device?
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