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Implanted ser Interface Gives Patients New Options
University of Potsdam researcher Christian Holz
Credit: Christian Holz
Researchers at the universities of Potsdam and Toronto have demonstrated that it is possible to communicate with a small user interface (UI) device that is implanted just below the skin.
The researchers say implanted UI devices will enable patients to recharge and reprogram their devices without using wireless transmissions, which could be vulnerable to hacking. "So far, people have only been able to get those implants checked by making a trip to a physician or by interacting with wireless technologies such as Bluetooth," says Potsdam researcher Christian Holz. "But there hasn't been a lot of direct interaction with implanted devices, and indirect wireless communications have raised some security concerns."
The researchers also say the devices can support a much wider range of applications and tasks than conventional implanted medical devices. They note that implanted units have many advantages over mobile and wearable UI devices, such as being able to travel with the user, being invisible, and being unaffected by the weather.
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