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There’s few cooler health technology video clips on the web than Stephan Colbert roll out on an advanced wheelchair created by Dean Kamen. Here’s the clip: Clip 1 The second clip is their discussion on the role of technology in America. Check it out here: Clip [...]  As amazing as surgical robots can be, some surgeons are unimpressed with the rate of advancement in the technology. Some complaints about the system include a lack of haptic feedback and the fact the machines are so bulky. Another sticky point is the price: at $2.5 million per machine the DaVinci robot, created by Intuitive, is [...] Courtesy Korea University Oh the future of health gadgets… Imagine using your body as a conduit through which to send and receive signals. Medical devices communicating with each other using your body as the wired. A group of South Korean scientists have demonstrated the ability to send information at 10MB/sec through a humans arm. [...] courtesy of University of Utah File this under wonky medical gadgets. Researchers in Utah have developed an armrest they feel will change the face of medicine. The device is supposed to increase the precision of hand movements by stabilizing the arm using force motors. This is definitely in the prototype stage, as you can see above, [...] I’m stretching the health technology theme on this one… After reading about the lab freezing humans for science I thought about another video I had recently seen. Here’s David Blaine (the magician) talking about the ordeal he went through to hold his breath for more than 15 minutes. David also had this whole [...] Courtesy of SINTEF What we do in the name of medicine and science… No this isn’t some evil lab experiment… well not too evil. A SINTEF lab is researching the effects of extremely low temperatures on humans physiology. 21 people have been put to a number of tests in temperatures ranging from +20 to -25 degrees Celsius. [...] credit: Daniel Terdimen A nice Saturday read, Daniel Terdimen over at CNET profiles Scott Summit, an industrial designer changing the way prostheses are designed and manufactured. Summit has many game changing points in his speeches, especially when discussing complexity and how in the future you will pay the same for complex models as [...] That’s one of the slogans from Casttoo. If you can get your hands on a digital copy of your xray, you can personalize your cast to show off what’s happening underneath. Fun, kitschy and clever, these will provide a great conversation starter instead of a depressing glare from onlookers. Casttoo offers a wide array of art and [...] Anthony Atala has done the unthinkable: in 2006 he transplanted an organ grown in a lab, into a human being. He creates these organs by building scaffolding then growing cells over the scaffold. The result: made to order organs in a matter of weeks. Of course there’s a lot more that goes into the process than I’ve [...] Techmedicus is the newest source for medical technology information. I have worked in various roles throughout the health care sector but more importantly I have a passion for the advancement of health technology. I created this site as an informational resource and a forum for discussion for others interested in the medical field and the science behind [...] |
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