Thread "Discussion on future tech and society - Monday Musing - Medical interface advances!" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 4:10PM, Oct. 22, 2018

Here's the topic for today - please share your thoughts in a comment!

I think it's important to have a universal medical interface, mostly because it will allow for much better cooperation between medical technologies. It will also vastly cut down on the chance of infection, which is always a serious problem in hospitals. Beyond that, it will really encourage the further miniaturization and streamlining of new device options as they come out, which will make things better for patients and medical providers alike; it's possible that some people might even choose to wear theirs most or all of the time, making medical interventions truly "plug-and-go" as need be. That could really save lives.

Posted at 6:10PM, Oct. 22, 2018

OK, you mean "interface" as in a device like a smart watch or something that monitors health?

Yes, could be good. But it would have to go beyond what we currently do with technology like with Apple and Android devices. They're obsolete after a year and everyone is expected to upgrade to the next model.

For something like this it would have to be robust, powerful, and with no real need to upgrade…
So preferably the functionality would just be about monitoring and reporting various vital signs and all the computational work would be done on servers somewhere, which would cut down on the security issues and need for individual security upgrades that lead to obsolescence. - All that would be managed centrally.

The devices would be repairable and serviceable.

Posted at 4:10PM, Oct. 29, 2018

ozoneocean wrote:
OK, you mean "interface" as in a device like a smart watch or something that monitors health?

I more meant a device that would be used by a person that would act as a general medical interface, that would do diagnostic but also medicative and surgical actions as need be as well. Something of a "universal medical access port". Doesn't need to be worn all the time but probably would be by certain individuals. Would also be useful for emergency care and in-home monitoring.