ST launches medical-grade motion sensors to accelerate the development of implantable medical applications

     ST introduces the MIS2DH Medical dedicated ultra-low power 3-axis accelerometer for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Level 3 implantable medical device applications. For many years, ST has developed custom motion sensors for the world's leading medical device manufacturers. The new product MIS2DH translates years of experience and knowledge into a ready-to-use solution that helps users integrate functions such as activity monitoring and posture sensing into a variety of medical applications.

     Over the years, cardiac pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), Implantable Cardioverter defibrillators, neurostimulators and other implantable medical devices have successfully extended the lives of patients with heart disease and greatly improved the quality of life of patients with chronic angina. Today, the medical community is beginning to explore the use of implantable medical devices to adjunct the treatment of patients with other chronic diseases, such as hypertension, epilepsy, or tremor. Embedded accelerometers with patient activity measurement and posture sensing capabilities are important for most medical applications that manage the stimulus response generated by implantable devices to improve treatment outcomes and patient quality of life.

     Until now, innovative medical devices developed by many smes have had to overcome two major obstacles: the high cost of designing customized sensors; The other is to obtain FDA certification. The MIS2DH solution combines a 3-axis mechanical unit and an integrated circuit in a single package and provides the documentation required for the customer to apply for FDA Level 3 certification