November 14, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14, 2018 – A recent Forbes article called a device developed through a collaboration with Hanger and AT&T “the most intriguing instance of pivoting towards the [Internet of Medical Things] future” to come out of October’s Connected Health Conference in Boston. The prototype presented at the conference is the industry’s first standalone, LTE-M network-connected device for prosthetic limbs. Powered by AT&T’s network, it attaches to lower extremity prosthetic devices and transmits data about patients’ prosthetic usage directly to their clinician, increasing communication and allowing for enhanced patient care.
Read the Forbespiece here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelmillenson/2018/11/04/the-internet-of-medical-things-gold-rush-and-my-grandfathers-wooden-leg/#65a6cae5f580
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