25 Years of Advancements in Medical Technology

For the past 25 years, improved computer technology has helped with medical treatments and patient care, leading to an increase in overall life expectancy of the world population. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, thanks to the integration of computers into medicine, radiation therapy for cancer patients was improved tremendously by the the invention of 3D medical imaging. A 3D printer can now help doctors create computer models of patient organs or tumors in order to fully visualize and create precise treatment plans. This new method also led to minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue, ensuring better patient health. While 3D modeling is still being used for cancer treatment, newer technology has gone a step further from treatment to focusing on prevention by looking at genetic sequences. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, thanks to advancements in treatment and preventative medical technology, risk of death at five years fell by 43 percent for colon or rectum cancers, 52 percent for breast cancer, 39 percent for liver cancer, 68 percent for prostate cancer, 25 percent for lung cancer and 27 percent for pancreas cancer.

Many of our customers in the medical device equipment industry integrated Axiomtek’s boards, medical panel PCs, panel PCs and other products into their equipment to perform advanced medical screening and provide treatments to patient. Axiomtek’s motherboards, embedded controllers, panel PCs and medical-grade panel PCs offer many key features including UL60601-1/EN60601-1, CE and FCC class B medical certifications, flexible I/O configuration, wide operating temperature ranges, IP64 and up front panels, high graphics and flexible display capabilities.

Axiomtek’s touch panel PC products, including the GOT and MPC product lines, have many useful key features for the medical field including multiple medical certifications, wireless connectivity, 250 – 1000 nits high brightness LCD screens, high graphics performance, and more. When considering ongoing patient treatment, Axiomtek’s medical panel PC products are an ideal choice for point-of-patient care computer terminals, giving medical professionals easy access to patient records in order to make accurate diagnoses and review treatment options.

Axiomtek’s will continue to offer high quality products with integrator-friendly designs to serve in the medical field. Contact us at solutions@axiomtek.com or visit our website us.axiomtek.com for more information.