1. INFORMATION
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TECHNOLOGY IN
MEDICINE
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Johnny Barikian
Section 31

2. HISTORY OF THE USE OF IT IN MEDICINE
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 The world wide use of computer technology in
medicine began in the early 1950s with the rise of
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the computers.
 During the 1960s specialized university
departments and informatics training programs
began to develop in Europe.
 In the 1970s, the International Medical Informatics
Association was created because of the
development of high quality health informatics
research during that period in the U.S and the
European Union.

3. FIELD TODAY:
BENEFITS OF IT TO THE MEDICAL
 It enables medical professionals an
easy access to medical files (creation
of electronic medical records)
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 It provides decision support of
prescription of treatments or drugs
due to the storage of medical history
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of every patient, thus minimizing the
risk of harmful drug reactions.
 It assists humans whether they are
performing tiring task or whether they
suffer from physical or mental
limitations
 They replace employees thus limiting
expenses of medical establishments.
 It may help replace what has been
lost in tragic life events.

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HEALTH EXAMINATION SYSTEM AND THE
CONNECTIONS WITH RELATED SYSTEMS

5. MEDICINAL ROBOTICS
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6. MEDICINAL ROBOTICS
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 Medicinal robotics are
devices used to:
 Replace missing limbs Hybrid assistive limb 5
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(prosthetics)
 Perform delicate surgical
procedures (surgery Da Vinci SI HD
assistance), surgical system
 Deliver neuro-
rehabilitation therapy to Nursebot
stroke patients (medical
assistance),
 Prepare medical students
for real life situations Simroid Robot
(medical training).

7. •Hybrid Assistive Limb 5 is an artificially powered ecoskeleton that
helps double the amount of weight someone can carry unaided. It is
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one of many robotic technologies that enables movement to
unfortunate people who cannot do so on their own because of an
accident or any other reason
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•Prosthetics are artificial substitutes for body parts. They are inserted
into tissue in order to replace a missing or dysfunctional limb or body
part. Examples include artificial arms and legs or artificial eyes, ears
or nose.

8. Unbelievable real life stories!
 Chrsitian Kandlbauer received mindcontrolled
robotic arms in 2004 after being hit by 20000
volts and losing both his arms. A couple of
years after the successful surgery, he was
registred as the first man to pass his driving
permit with a robot arm
 Chris James from Wiltshire a man who was
blind for almost 20 years, was fitted with a
digital chip similar to those used by mobile
cameras. He was fitted with a bionic eye that
gave him rudimentary vision. He is now able to
see a rough outline of simple shapes.
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9. SURGICAL ASSISTANCE ROBOTICS
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HUMANS ROBOTS
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 Strong hand-eye  Poor hand-eye
coordination coordination
 Easy to instruct and  Difficult to construct
have good judgment and are expensive
 Prone to tremor and  Resistant to radiation
fatigue and infection, stable
 Limited ability to use and uttering
quantitative information  Good geometric
accuracy

10.  In South Korea, medical students use robots to practice
giving birth, in order to be prepared to all the complications
that may occur. The robots are supplied with artificial
intelligence that mimic pain, feelings and emotions in order
to prepare them to treat real people.
 To conclude, medical professionals can make smaller
incisions for shorter surgeries, reducing hospital stays and
improving patience prognoses and saving costs. We will
definitely witness in the near future the proliferation of
robotic technology in other domains, for example pharmacy
or many others.
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11.  Bedside Medication barcode scanning : It
matches the patient’s ID and other info with
medication barcode before drugs are
administrated, can prevent dangerous errors
before they happen
 Small Wi-fi tags, are designed for tracking
patients, staff and medical devices. The tags
can also be used for alerting staff when a
wandering patient leaves unattended and
identifying a patient before treatments or
medications
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13.  Replaces or repairs  On the other
what is lost hand, Johnny will
 Organizes medical develop the
data disadvantages of
 Limits medical errors
information
technologies in the
 Seeks to perfect
field of medicine.
human knowledge and
condition
…
Advantages Disadvantages
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