All the stories tagged with medical-tag
Color-changing contact lenses for diabetics
12/24/2009, A bunch of boffins from the University of Western Ontario are closer to developing color-changing contact lenses that will target diabetics after receiving more than 200 grand from the Canada Foundation for Innovation in order to further develop the technology. [...]
SPARKy robotic ankle
12/22/2009, Sparky Robotic Ankle from Kenneth Fagan on Vimeo. The six-million dollar man is starting to sound cheaper by the day (they forgot to take inflation into account), as more and more advancements are made in the world of bionics for [...]
Body Check Ball
12/18/2009, Want to figure out details such as your body fat percentage, bone density and muscle ratio? That can be achieved with the Body Check Ball, where you cradle it lovingly in your hands while it picks up all those relevant [...]
X2 microprocessor knee gets tested
12/15/2009, The US Army is currently testing out a new knee prosthesis known as the X2 microprocessor knee, where it was specially developed in order to provide additional support while giving the lower leg a more natural walking gait. Patients who [...]
Action Trackchair enhances mobilization
12/14/2009, No longer do you need to be confined to flat and gradual slopes if you’re in a wheelchair – Action Manufacturing ensures you can even live a rough and tumble lifestlye outdoors with their Action Trackchair. The Action Trackchair is [...]
Ninja Toothbrush Sanitizer
12/10/2009, Ninjas are supposed to be stealthy assassins, capable of killing his target and disappearing in a puff of smoke in the blink of an eye. Well guess what – they’re also now pretty adept at getting rid of microscopic germs [...]
Foot Mentor Pro for stroke patients
12/09/2009, Regaining one’s ability to move after a stroke can be quite a daunting task, which is why Kinetic Muscles of Tempe, Arizona, recently unveiled its foot training device known as Foot Mentor Pro which can assist stroke sufferers to regain [...]
VITAband digital ID bracelet
12/08/2009, The VITAband digital ID bracelet will boast a couple of key functions – it is capable of storing all your health records on it, offering first responders the luxury of accessing critical information in the event of an emergency. Apart [...]
ProDigits bionic fingers
12/08/2009, The ProDigits bionic fingers goes one up (or is it five up with four fingers and a thumb) over a standard prosthesis, thanks to its ability to grab and pick up objects in a totally new manner? It can be [...]
Zilco system for easy testing
12/07/2009, Millions of women make a trip to their gynecologists each year in order to undergo an uncomfortable Pap Smear test to make sure all their internals are working just fine, requiring weeks of anxious waiting for the results. Zilco of [...]
Eyes to get high definition artifical lens
12/03/2009, Surgeons have managed to work on a new kind of artifical lens that can be implanted into the eyes using a standard procedure for cataracts, where these new artifical lens will offer high definition capability as they can be fine-tuned [...]
LifeHand controlled by thought
12/03/2009, Remember the exoskeleton that Professor X wore before he and the X-Men headed onto Asteroid M to thwart Magneto’s plans, right before Wolverine’s adamantium was ripped out? That could be a reality in the future, if the right advancements are [...]
Disease-detecting device has great potential
12/02/2009, Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have been quietly working with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), a medical imaging technique that was developed to non-invasively diagnose and monitor disease. The fruit of their labors have resulted in the MR-Touch [...]
