New Advancements in Medical Technology Christopher Wright

Road Map Introduction Medical Technology as a whole 4 new advancements Conclusion Bibliography

Introduction Technology has many purposes None more globally beneficial than medical technology Advancements are slow 4 new recent advancements to help improve people’s lives

Nexagon Gel Developed by a group led by Dr. David Becker – University College London Works by interrupting cell’s normal healing process by blocking proteins that inhibit healing Tested on 100 people

Nexagon Gel The substance itself is a gel similar to Neosporin antibacterial cream Could treat chronic wounds like ulcers Currently approved by the FDA to treat serious eye injuries

Ekso Robotic Frame Robot frame currently in development to help people in wheelchairs – Generally paraplegics Basically a wearable robot exoskeloton Takes about 5 minutes to put on Users can walk around normally

Ekso Robotic Frame Runs on a battery – Problem: battery life is 3 hours Good to let patients move around normally for short to medium lengths of time

Ekso Robotic Frame

Nuro-Controlled Prosthetic Arm In Development by scientists in Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). A field test was done on Jan. 24,2012 Had decent success

Nuro-Controlled Prosthetic Arm This devices works almost like a normal arm Controlled by surface electrodes within the patients nerves and the arm is moved by those signals – Nerves to the spine must still be intact The actual sensations of touch is lost Movement is regained

Mechanical Heart Under Development at the Texas Heart Institute – Research led by Dr. Billy Cohn and Dr. Bud Fraizer A different approach to the mechanical heart problem Used turbines to circulate blood

Mechanical Heart Tested on calves first – There is no pulse and all measures to show the calf was living showed the calf wasn’t, yet is was up and running around Tested it on a 55-year old man who was dying of amyloidosis, a disease that produces abnormal proteins

Mechanical Heart The man was given 6 weeks to live The heart transplant was a success and the mechanical heart let him lived another month before the disease killed him for other reasons

Mechanical Heart

Conclusion Medical Progress is advancing thanks to technology There is still so much more to explore Some of these advances may be in practice soon

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