MeiLuft GmbH & Co. KG; Hall 12, booth E53; phone: +49 (0)7031-23 80 770

Wearables: tiny jacks of all trades in the service of health

Wearables, small wearable devices, can offer a valuable contribution to monitor and improve the status of your health in simple yet technically sophisticated manner. Whether step counter, pulse frequency sensor, sleep tracker, intelligent band-aid for wound monitoring or blood sugar measuring devices: There are many different options for application. At the large Wearable Technologies joint booth in Hall 12, the WT SHOW, around 40 participants will be presenting exciting innovations that are either already on the market or will be used in the healthcare sector in the near future. The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for example has a broad range of wearables know-how and will offer information on their newest developments at the area of their joint booth, e.g. on smart bandages, hyper-spectral sensors or “green electronics” (flexible electronics made of sustainable materials). There will also be examples of fully integrated functional devices present, for example a stretchable wireless ECG adhesive and a single use bio-sensor for sweat monitoring in real-time. Earable is also present at the WT SHOW and will present the “FRENZ Brainband”. This is the world’s first AI-controlled wearable which uses precise neuro-feedback signals to stimulate brain activities with scientifically proven techniques in order to improve sleep. Lohmann will present their new medical long-term skin adhesive band which helps to reduce costs and improve sustainability in medical settings. The adhesive pad was especially developed for the market of continual glucose monitoring (CGM) and can be worn for 28 consecutive days which significantly increases the duration over which medical devices can be worn. This means that users have to change the expensive CGM devices less frequently, which saves costs and improves the ecological balance. The special adhesive is breathable, skin-friendly and able to be removed almost without pain in spite of the long-lasting adhesion.
Wearable Technologies AG; Hall 12, booth D33; phone +49(0)8152-998860

COMPAMED Innovation: Piezo-ceramics shorten root canals

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) have developed a technology that noticeably simplifies root canal treatment at the dentist. During treatment, the dentist cleans the root canals with a file. A piezoceramic stack actuator combines the file’s rotation with a vibrational motion to prevent adhesions in the root canal. This way, the file doesn’t need to be cleaned as often and the treatment takes less time. This technology can also be used for other medical applications, for example in diagnostics or cancer treatment. The Fraunhofer IKTS will present a demonstrative exhibit developed as part of the IPUCLEAN project at the joint Fraunhofer booth in Hall 8a.

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