Technologies and Innovations in Medical Sector

Here are the 10 innovations that have been made and being used nowadays in most medical institution as well as individual.. worth the read :)

1.  Lightbulb that Disinfect and Kill Bacteria

Most people know that hospitals are known to be potentially dangerous place with lots of people with different elements and diseases.  Even it is a place for people seek treatment and getting better, but hospital also can be one of the reasons where people get disease due to its bacterial environment. One company, Indigo-Clean has developed a technology using visible light that continuously disinfect the environment and bolsters your current infection prevention efforts. This lightbulb works by emitted 450nm light rays and targets naturally occuring molecules called porphyrins that exist inside the bacteria. The light absorbed and the exited molecules produce Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) inside the cell. similar to effects of bleach, it creates a chemical reaction and inactivates the bacteria.

2. Food Scanner (Tellspec)

Food can be harmful to our body and health if it taken without control.  But in this modern era, there is a device that enable anyone to find out what’s really on their plates and know about the ingredient before the buy or eat the food. Tellspec is a keyring sized sensor that can tell people exactly how many calories are in the food simply by scanning it. there is a small handheld gadget, which works with mobile phone app, contain a spectrometer to analyse the chemical compound in the food. this device providing clear benefits not just to people looking to gain weight or eat healthier food, but people with dangerous allergies as well.

           

3.  Medical ultrasonography and thermal patch

Medical staff might face difficulties with finding an appropriate vein for injections or IV’s, it often results in scarring and patient’s negative experience. The Medical Feather is an innovative medical device concept by Adrian Borsoï, enabling its users to do different intravenous procedures easily and painlessly. device consists of Doppler ultrasound and thermal patch; Doppler ultrasound helps finding patient’s veins easily, thus saving time instead of finding it manually, while thermal patch is used to mark the area for a proper injection.

4. Life Healthcare Ulcer Sensor

Ulcer is something that affects everyone just about as they get older. Scientists believe that inactivity and constant sitting can also be one of the reasons of causing ulcers. The Leaf Healthcare Sensor is designed to alert a person when it is time to turn and do some moving in order to combat no moving around. The tri-axial accelerometer that is in the sensor can monitor the position that a person is in and then help assist them in proper ways to turn. It even works with optimizing tissue pressurization during turning and moving around.

The ulcers that the company is concerned with here are hospital ulcers which are common in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. When the monitor is put on a patient, the caregiver or physician will be given an alert if the person is moving around wrong or if they may need some assistance in moving the proper way. This is a product that is engineered for hospitals and other healthcare facilities but one could certainly see more home based models coming and it could certainly be in the near future.

5. Smart stop

As we all know, smoking is a bad habit that give harm to the smoker as well as people surrounding. Most people do know about the side effect of the smoking and decide to quit. But it is not an easy thing to do because it is some kind of addicted to it. Hence, there is one device invented to help these people to stop smoking. Smart Stop by Chrono Therapeutics is a smart device that is aimed at helping people to stop smoking. The Smart Stop is embedded with sensors that will sense changes in the body and put into motion algorithms that sense that a person is craving for a cigarette and nicotine. It will then deliver medication to the person so that craving can be curtailed. The Smart Stop has a companion app that gives a person information about quitting and coaching them in being able to stop their harmful habit. 

6. Camera holder (Mofixx)

Mofixx is a camera holder that can be used during laparoscopic surgery to produce stable camera images. We all know that the surgery is taking a longer time. The assistant of the surgeon need to hold the instrument/camera in order to have a better image. But, it is very inconvenient to the assistant. Hence, the Mofixx offers a best solution for this. The instrument no longer have to be held by an assistant, but they can easily be secured to the operating table. Many assistants and surgeon have to operate under poor circumstances. During laparoscopic surgeries, also called minimal invasive surgery, they have to maintain a bad posture for hours to hold the instruments. Because the camera can be secured to the operating table, more stable images can be made and the surgeon can reposition the camera with one simple press on the button. This way, assistants have more time to do other things, which is also very cost-effective.

7. Targeted scalp and spot therapy

Lately, skin problems seems to be common among people right now. Even it is not bad as other disease that can lead to death, but it is uncomfortable to people who have it and can lead to low self esteem. Hence, there is a device that offer solution to this kind of problem. Levia is the first Personal Targeted Phototherapy device for the self-treatment of itchy, scaly, psoriatic plaques and vitiligo patches. It  need no drug at all and patient can use it easily in their own home without need to waste any time and energy to seek treatment in the clinic or hospital. Under a physician’s care, Levia enables patients to privately and personally treat their small areas and scalp with therapeutic ultraviolet B light. Levia’s proprietary beam delivery systems enable precise, fast and safe treatment giving patients an effective non-drug option, in the comfort and convenience of their own home.

8. Pillcam wireless

Develop an innovative diagnostic product for the visualization and detection of the gastrointestinal tract. This encompassed a proprietary wireless imaging system that uses disposable video capsules - PillCam. The PillCam can be easily ingested by patients and moves naturally through the gastrointestinal tract while wirelessly transmitting images to a portable recorder, enabling the physician to view high quality video images on a computer. In order to view all of these, this capsule contain camera lens, microchips, batteries, LED lights as well as transmitter and antenna. All these components will excreted naturally in our body without need to excreted it out. The advantages for this capsule, it is painless and need no sedation. It is also provide 3-D, color image of the small intestine without surgery and can give clear picture that allow doctor to make early, accurate diagnosis of the problem so they can recommend most appropriate treatment.

   

9. Wearable finger ring with ECG sensor

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in almost all countries in the world. The key to saving patients suffering from sudden cardiac events is early diagnosis. Hence, monitoring the progress of the heart is important detect any abnormality and can diagnose it early for further treatment. It is not practical to use a bulky ECG machine for monitoring in a longer time. That is why there is company who alert regarding this issue and has create a wearable finger ring with ECG sensor. It can be worn long-term while providing multi-lead ECG signals for event diagnosis. Users will activate on-demand data collection by touching the ring to a different location on the body. The ECG signals can be sent wirelessly to a smartphone for display and analysis, or a remote authorized physician for diagnosis and fast intervention. 

10. Electronic underwear

This device is suitable to people who have been bedridden for a longer time, patient who unable to move independently as well as the oldies. Due to their condition, it will lead to a bedsore which is slow to heal if not taking it well and may be infected. In the worst case, it will lead to death. This electric underpants can deliver a small electrical charge every ten minutes. The effect is the same as if the patient was moving on their own. It activates muscles and increases circulation in that area, and effectively eliminates bed sores, thereby saving lives. Beside that, it is very convenient to the caregiver of the patient as they would not have to worry about movingly the patient every 2 hour to increase circulation and prevent bedsore.