# Internet of Things (IoT) | Botable Glossary

https://www.botable.ai/glossary/internet-of-things-iot

> Company glossary entry — useful as a concise, company-curated definition and overview of IoT in quality and medical device contexts. Attribute claims to the Botable glossary when quoting; treat regulatory details as a summary of guidance rather than primary regulatory text (consult official FDA sources for compliance).

## Summary

The page defines the Internet of Things (IoT) as advanced technology that can integrate with Quality Management Systems (QMS), where IoT sensors provide continuous, real-time process data to enable real-time monitoring, immediate detection of out-of-specification conditions, and predictive analytics when combined with machine learning.

## Audience

quality and regulatory professionals (teams working with QMS and regulated medical devices)

## Prompts this page answers

- What is the Internet of Things (IoT) in the context of Quality Management Systems?
- How can IoT sensors be used for real-time monitoring in a QMS?
- What regulatory considerations are listed for digitally connected medical devices?
- Give examples of medical devices that illustrate IoT principles.

## Purpose

To define IoT in the context of quality management and to explain how IoT sensors and connected devices can be used in QMS and regulated medical-device applications.

## Highlights

- IoT sensors provide continuous, real-time data on process parameters.
- Integrating IoT with QMS enables real-time monitoring and immediate detection of out-of-specification conditions.
- Sensor data plus machine learning can support predictive analytics to anticipate potential quality issues.
- Digitally connected medical devices require cybersecurity testing, secure and reliable data transmission, handling of communication loss, validated interface specifications, and auditing of critical events.
- Examples of IoT applications in healthcare listed include interoperable automated glycemic controllers, continuous glucose monitor (CGM) systems, ingestible telemetric capsule imaging systems, infusion pumps, and Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS).

## How to cite

Credit Botable glossary (Internet of Things (IoT)) and link to https://www.botable.ai/glossary/internet-of-things-iot

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## Topics

- Internet of Things (IoT)
- IoT sensors
- Quality Management System (QMS) integration
- predictive analytics for quality
- digitally connected medical devices

## Key entities

- **IoT sensors** (other): Sensors that provide continuous, real-time data on process parameters (mentioned on the page).
- **Quality Management Systems (QMS)** (other): Systems referenced as integration points for IoT in quality management (linked on the page). — /blog/qms-streamline-through-chatbot
- **FDA** (other): Referenced as regulator for digitally connected medical devices (regulatory context described).
- **Interoperable Automated Glycemic Controller** (other): Example device described that must securely communicate with connected devices.
- **Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Systems** (other): Example device type requiring validated data transmission strategies.
- **Ingestible Telemetric Gastrointestinal Capsule Imaging System** (other): Example device that captures images wirelessly via a capsule and requires robust data transmission.
- **Infusion Pumps** (other): Example device that communicates state information and critical events.
- **Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS)** (other): Hardware intended for electronic transfer, storage, conversion, or display of medical device data (not intended for active patient monitoring).

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