The Future of Automation: How Scripting and AI Will Impact Medtech

Automation in MedTech and healthcare in general is expected to improve patient care, reduce errors, and increase efficiency. What does this type of automation—both within software and hardware—mean for the future of the industry, and what types of considerations should be considered when implementing it into MedDevice workflows?

Scripting—in which users can interact with the software programmatically—controlling numerous functions, accessing data structures, and implementing new features, is a particularly interesting area to consider. Additionally, AI-enabled diagnostics and workflows are poised to significantly impact MedTech design.

MedTech companies innovating personalized solutions often require complex visualization of anatomy. In design and analysis, Materialise Mimics software takes CT, MR, and ultrasound imaging and converts it to virtual 3D models. Over time, and when scaling to commercialization, segmentation, and analysis can become repetitive tasks. Scripting tools and AI-enabled segmentation algorithms can automate workflows that staff engineers previously needed to accomplish.