That’s right, pigskin season is here! Unfortunately, it’s highly likely that one of my favorite players will incur an injury on the field this year. In fact, according to the Annual Survey of Catastrophic Football Injuries, collegiate football produces the greatest amount of catastrophic injuries compared with any other sport. These statistics got me thinking about the lithium battery-powered medical devices used in sports medicine.
When a player is taken off the field with an injury, one of the first battery-powered medical devices he/she will encounter is a diagnostic X-ray machine. Once an injury is detected, patient monitors such as electrocardiographs and stress monitors are employed to observe patient stability. In addition, battery-powered infusion and injection pumps are used to administer substances such as plasma and steroids that treat and heal injured tissues.
In recent years, the sports industry has sought medical devices that are smaller, highly connected and more portable, placing design and engineering demands on the battery pack manufacturers who power these devices.
At Palladium Energy, we develop lithium battery packs used in portable medical devices from injection pumps to X-ray machines to diagnostic equipment – the same types of devices used by sports medicine professionals on the gridiron each fall. Moreover, we have a nearly 40-year track record of providing safe, high-reliability battery packs for the healthcare industry.
According to MarketsandMarkets, last year the sports medicine devices market was valued at $3.3 billion, but it’s expected to soar to $5.7 billion by 2017. To learn how we’re meeting the battery pack needs of device manufacturers, click here and request a quote today.
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