A healthier life is possible for everyone through the power of wireless connectivity. By harnessing the transformative capabilities of Bluetooth® technology, innovators from around the globe are enabling real-time health monitoring, proactive wellness management, and seamless data sharing across a wide range of medical and lifestyle applications.
From fitness trackers, smart rings, and advanced mouthguards to continuous glucose monitors, hearing aids, and hospital asset tracking, Bluetooth technology empowers individuals, caregivers, and healthcare providers to make informed decisions and deliver better care. Together, these solutions are helping create a world where technology not only connects devices but also connects people to lead healthier, safer, and more fulfilling lives — making the vision of a healthier world a reality for all.
Fitness and Wellness Tracking
Bluetooth® technology is at the heart of the global fitness and wellness revolution, enabling continuous, real-time monitoring of vital signs and activity. Wearables such as smartwatches, fitness bands, and rings empower users to proactively manage their health, while new form factors like smart mouthguards are expanding the boundaries of what’s possible in personal wellness.
- Smart rings: Deliver clinical-grade tracking of heart rate, sleep, blood oxygen, and more, all in a compact, stylish form factor. Seamless connectivity enables real-time syncing with health apps and supports contactless payments, making it a true all-in-one wellness companion.
- Smart mouthguards: Monitor head impacts in sports and tracks sleep/bruxism. Bluetooth® LE ensures reliable data transfer to mobile apps for instant alerts and long-term health insights.
Personal health monitoring improves patient care and remote patient monitoring
Bluetooth® enabled personal healthcare devices (PHDs) are transforming chronic disease management and patient care. Devices such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), blood pressure monitors, and smart thermometers provide real-time health insights, empowering users and healthcare providers to make informed, timely decisions while supporting remote patient monitoring, enabling proactive, efficient, and connected healthcare.
- Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM): Compact, affordable CGM patches enable seamless, real-time glucose data transmission to smartphones, supporting both self-management and telehealth
- Insulin delivery systems: Smart insulin pens and patch pumps enable secure, low-power wireless connectivity for automated, closed-loop insulin delivery based on real-time CGM data
- Urine monitoring and home health: Bluetooth and NFC-enabled urine monitoring devices provide continuous data to caregivers, supporting early detection and intervention for conditions like dehydration and kidney disease
Remote patient monitoring, patient and equipment tracking, and healthcare facility management
Bluetooth® technology is revolutionizing healthcare operations by enabling real-time tracking of patients, staff, and critical equipment. This not only minimizes delays and improves emergency response but also enhances safety, compliance, and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities. Location solutions created by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) member community provide scalable, high-accuracy Bluetooth® asset and patient tracking for hospitals and clinics, ensuring resources and patients are always where they’re needed.
Advanced locationing solutions enable seamless data aggregation and device interoperability. Bluetooth system-on-chips (SoCs) support extended operation on small batteries, critical for wearables, portable medical devices, and locationing applications.
Patient and equipment tracking
- Tracking tags: Bluetooth® tags and locators track thousands of assets and personnel in real time, reducing material loss, ensuring timely presence, and improving verification processes. Used in ICUs, surgery rooms, and pharmacies, tracking tags use Bluetooth® Direction Finding angle of arrival (AoA) to support highly accurate and reliable locationing, even in challenging environments.
- Eldercare safety: Bluetooth® patient trackers prevent wandering and enable rapid location of vulnerable individuals, giving caregivers peace of mind
Healthcare facility management
- Sanitation and compliance: Bluetooth® sensors automate monitoring of sanitation, occupancy, and environmental factors, alerting facility managers when cleaning is needed or when crowding exceeds safe levels
Bluetooth® solutions are enabling the next generation of medical and wellness innovations, from fitness wearables and smart rings to CGMs, asset tracking, and facility management. Building on this foundation, Renesas is leveraging the ultra-low power, high integration, and robust security of Bluetooth® technology to help create a world where healthier lives are within reach for everyone.
