AI-Driven Medical Devices

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The NVIDIA article shows how AI is quickly changing medical devices and improving healthcare.  “There are now around 700 FDA-cleared AI-enabled devices on the market,” which is ten times more than in 2020 (Niewolny, 2024).  This growth is thanks to new technologies shown at NVIDIA’s big conference, like AI tools for ultrasound and virtual reality for heart imaging.

Medical devices are shifting from being hardware-focused to using software that can be updated, similar to how smartphones work.  “NVIDIA’s technology supports this shift, aiming to enhance patient care and streamline medical practices” (Niewolny, 2024).  For example, GE Healthcare used NVIDIA’s software to create SonoSAMTrack, a tool that makes reading ultrasound images easier (Niewolny, 2024)).

In surgeries, NVIDIA’s platforms like IGX and Holoscan are making a big difference.  “Johnson & Johnson MedTech is testing new AI features to improve surgical precision and real-time data delivery” (Niewolny, 2024).  Moon Surgical’s Maestro System, using NVIDIA tech, helps surgeons control tools more easily and has been successful with over 200 patients.

NVIDIA’s platforms are also helping many companies in the medtech field.  “Arrow Electronics offers IGX as a subscription service,” and companies like Kaliber AI use NVIDIA tools for surgery insights (Niewolny, 2024).  Barco and Magic Leap are adding NVIDIA tech to improve their surgical and virtual reality systems (Niewolny, 2024).

AI is greatly improving medical devices and making healthcare more efficient and effective through ongoing innovation and collaboration.

Niewolny, D. (2024, March 26). Boom in AI-enabled Medical Devices Transforms Healthcare. NVIDIA Blog. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/ai-medical-devices-gtc-2024/