Harnessing the power of IoT to keep hearts beating

With heart failure being the number one cause of death in Europe, lifesaving equipment is essential. Citycare, a French company that manages some 15,000 defibrillators, simplified its maintenance processes with IoT technology. Find the case study here: Product malfunctions in the healthcare industry can be the difference between life and death, so monitoring and maintaining equipment is imperative. There has been an increase in the availability of lifesaving medical technology, such as defibrillators, which can restore a heart’s beating via an electric shock. However, regulations for the maintenance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) is still lacking.