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Chapter 19
Cyber-Physical Medication
Systems and Devices to
Improve Health Care
Bryant Grace, Brock Bennett, and Fei Hu
19.1 Introduction
A cyber-physical medical system refers to a communication system between patients, medical
devices, and caregivers. In a cyber-physical medical system, medical devices can interact with one
another to better suit the patient’s needs. Also, a caregiver will be able to view real-time patient
information. e benefits a patient will receive from a cyber-physical medical system are obvious.
Contents
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