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‘Medical Gadgets’ Stories

German’s get laser dentist drill

Shane McGlaun, Apr 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

I hate the dentist. I brush and floss and do all that stuff, but I still don’t go unless my tooth hurts. I think think my dentist is a sadist. He always starts drilling, then pushes the drill half way through my jaw and when I go into rigor in the chair he asks me "did that hurt?" I usually just mumble since his hands are down my throat. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Rx Medical Tablet concept has promise

Chris Davies, Jan 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

With CES 2010 positively dripping with new tablets, it seems a whole lot more legitimate to get excited over concept designs like the Toshiba Rx Medical Tablet. To be fair, we're not the white-coated target market designer Geoffrey Cooper presumably had in mind when he came up with this doctor's companion, but the curvaceous form-factor and wipe-clean chassis are certainly blogger friendly. Read The Full Story

Spider Pill may replace endoscope for colonoscopy procedures

Shane McGlaun, Oct 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

I have never had the displeasure of having to get a lower GI procedure where the doctor knocks you out and then rams a long camera up your bum to get a look at your nether regions. The procedure is uncomfortable and invasive for those who need it, but it is key to diagnosing colon cancer and other intestinal maladies. Read The Full Story

Panasonic “Nano Care” webcam-styled beauty gadget only has eyes for your skin

Chris Davies, Jul 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

This isn't, as you might initially think, a huge high-resolution webcam, but Panasonic's latest "Nano Care" beauty appliance. The EH-SA42, and its EH-SA41 sibling, are intended to keep you moist during the day, preventing skin from drying out and tightening your cuticles, with the SA42 even managing to do so with no water supply. Read The Full Story

Cellphone Microscope could ID diseased samples in developing world

Chris Davies, Jul 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

A team of US scientists have developed a prototype portable microscope that would allow a cellphone camera to help diagnose potentially fatal diseases in blood and sputum samples. The University of California team strapped a DIY microscope to a 3.2-megapixel Nokia N73, using cheap off-the-shelf parts that can nonetheless make out objects 1.2 micrometers across; a red blood cell is usually 6-8 micrometers in width. Read The Full Story

Medicare to cover Palm Pistol ‘prescription handgun’?

Chris Davies, Dec 4th 2008 Discuss [2]

Back in September we wrote about the Palm Pistol, a single-shot gun intended for those with limited manual dexterity. Now comes word that, after some FDA pondering, the Palm Pistol has been designated a Class I Medical Device. That means that doctors will eventually be able to prescribe the weapon to qualified patients, who will then be able to claim the cost back through private or Medicare health insurance. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu ESPRIMO MA Mobile Medical Companion with 3G & RFID

Chris Davies, Nov 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

Fujitsu have announced a mobile medical companion, the touchscreen ESPRIMO MA Tablet PC. Fanless, and capable of being entirely sterilized, the ESPRIMO MA has a 10.4-inch display, integrated UMTS 3G and WiFi n, together with barcode and RFID readers. It weighs 1.3kg and has a dual smart card reader for security. Read The Full Story

Microgrippers could be future of surgery

Brenda Stokes, Sep 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Scientific breakthroughs, especially those that pertain to the medical field never fail to amaze me. And this one is no different. Surgery might look a whole lot different in the future thanks to a tiny new technology called microgrippers. Microgrippers could be swallowed by a patient and then would be activated by chemicals and magnets within the body. Incisions could become a thing of the past. Read The Full Story

Xtensor rehabilitates your hand

Abby McVay, Jul 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

With the direction technology has gone we all use our hands a lot, be it for texting or typing. We may not use them for manual labor but we manage to injure ourselves anyway. Well Xtensor is here to help with those hand related injuries. It will actually strengthen and rehabilitate your hand after you've been cracking away at that PSP for several hours. Making it so your hand encounters less stress from those injuries. Read The Full Story

Stereo Mammograms detect cancer better

Abby McVay, Jul 3rd 2008 Discuss [1]

Mammograms are one thing that if you bring it up in a room full of women, you're bound to here a bit of grumbling. They are uncomfortable and apparently not always that accurate. Well now there is a new method in the works that is more accurate and one that is hopefully less painful. Read The Full Story

DuoFertility soon to be released

Abby McVay, Jun 9th 2008 Discuss [0]

For those of you that actually want offspring this little gadget has been released to the general public to purchase. Granted not for cheap, but it would be a useful device for those that are trying for a baby or two. Read The Full Story

The Nose Mask Pit – a much more attractive way to fight allergies

Abby McVay, May 1st 2008 Discuss [5]

I am one that my allergies won't kill me or cause me to go on medication to treat them, however, when I'm exposed to certain environments I can end up with a sinus infection for a week. My biggest issue is if I want to listen to a local band, smoky bars are a nightmare for me. Read The Full Story