Glossary

MedRadio / MICS

Beginner

Radio channels saved just for medical implants to talk to equipment outside the body.

Novice

The U.S. radio rules for medical devices (Medical Device Radiocommunication Service). Its core 402–405 MHz band began in 1999 as the Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS), with a very low power limit.

Expert

An ultra-low-power, non-voice service with tight EIRP limits and frequency-monitoring rules. Implant radios must also coexist with inductive links and survive tissue attenuation within a µA-level average current budget.

Explained in Medical devices (Industries).

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