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CONTENTSCONTENTSo EVOLUTION o OVERVIEW o PROMISES AND POTENTIAL o REALITYo ANALYSISo CONCLUSIONo REFERENCES

EVOLUTION OF ST-WBSEVOLUTION OF ST-WBS

Challenge to minimize the loss of human life on the battle field

DARPA funded research carried out at Georgia Institute of Technology

Sensate Liner for Casualty Care : First wearable motherboard / intelligent garment

Smart Shirt : Versatile framework for sensing, monitoring and information processing devices

ST-WBS : An OverviewST-WBS : An OverviewThe unit operations associated with the system are :Sense/ObserveProcess/TransmitInterpret/DiagnoseRespond/Learn

Promise and Potential of ST-WBSPromise and Potential of ST-WBS

Smart Shirt opened up entirely new frontiers in civilian healthcare and telemedicine

The healthcare industry’s challenge is to balance cost containment with maintenance of desired patient outcomes.

A demand for portable, versatile medical devicesSmart Shirt enables the physician to interact effectively,

efficiently, and continuously with any patient at anytime

To enhance the quality of life for individualsProvides a natural interfaceOffers a sense of securityTo transform healthcare monitoring and delivery as is

being currently practiced“Doing well by doing good”

RealityRealitySince 1990 considerable amount of research has been

going on in this field The European Commission (EC) has been a major source

of funding research in this areaMore than 35 EC projects with an approximate total

funding of €60 million (1999 – 2002)These projects follows 2 complementory approaches :

Application Pull

Technology Push

Major prototype systems and applications include :Continuous measurement and control of glucose concentration

in subjectsPersonal ECG monitoring for early detection and management

of cardiac eventsA wrist multi sensor device for continuous monitoring of

health status and alertA personal mobile health service platform for vital signs

monitoring based on body area networkAn ambulatory bio-sensing microsystem for continuous

evaluation of organ feasibility

In the area of ST-WBS, the EC has funded projects that

have led to the following key developments.• VTAMN • WEALTHY• MagIC• MyHeart

According to Venture Development Corporation, the global market for Wearable biophysical monitoring systems is expected to grow to $265 million by 2007

A robust textile-based wearable biomedical system is yet to enter the marketplace

To realize its initial goal of enhancing the quality of life for individuals

The transition from research to reality has been rather painfully slow

AnalysisAnalysis

Technology Success FactorsTechnology Success FactorsThe success of any product in the market depends on :Its effectiveness in successfully understanding the

user’s needs and meeting themReduction in the cost of current solutions or

technologies it aims to supplantImprovement in the quality of service Enhancement of the user’s convenience.

In addition , the adoption of an innovative product is

affected by the following factors :Relative AdvantageCompatibilityComplexityObservabilityTrialability

Analysis of the Major FacetsAnalysis of the Major FacetsThe first step in the analysis is to frame a set of questions

that must be addressed from the various viewpoints :Articulation of NeedClinical Effectiveness of the TechnologyCost-Benefits AnalysisEnhanced ConvenienceImprovement in Quality of Care

Result of AnalysisResult of AnalysisIt has been explored that each of the facets related to the

transition of ST-WBS from research to the marketplace All the facets and the stakeholders must come together for

the ST-WBS technology to become a reality in the marketplace

A Plan Of ActionA Plan Of ActionThe critical step in transitioning ST-WBS to the

marketplace is to demonstrate the overarching “value” of the technology

Demonstration of Value of ST-WBS:The three essential steps to demonstrate the value ofSTWBS are :1)Establish the robustness of the various components of the

ST-WBS and finalize system2) Demonstrate the clinical effectiveness of ST-WBS3) Conduct a holistic cost–benefit analysis

A Call To ActionA Call To ActionThe venture engaged in enhancing the quality of life for

individuals by delivering such systems to the market can indeed be profitable in the long run

The successful realization of the technology requires the integration of multiple building blocks of technologies and expertise

It calls for a bold commitment on the part of the commercializing entity to bring these seemingly disparate organizations together and make it happen

ConclusionConclusionThe challenge to minimize the loss of human life on the

battlefield turned out to be the trigger for the birth of ST-WBS

An ST-WBS fulfills need by enabling the physician to interact effectively, efficiently, and continuously with any patient at anytime, and who might be anywhere

Despite the promise and potential , an ST-WBS is yet to enter the marketplace

All the facets and the stakeholders must come together for

the ST-WBS technology to become a reality in the marketplace

It calls for a bold commitment on the part of the commercializing entity to bring these seemingly disparate organizations together and make it happen

A visionary approach coupled with operational excellence is indeed needed to transition the ST-WBS technology from research to reality