2. Is it so??
• Patients that are to research their own personal medical
history, interface with doctors and medical staff, form and
participate in social media support groups and even
participate in research studies all using the power of the brain
is amazing.
3. INTRODUCTION
• Medical technology companies are
focusing more than ever on products that
deliver cheaper, faster, more efficient
patient care.
4. Howis MedicalTechnologydefined?
• "Any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, material or other
article, whether used alone or in combination, including the
software intended by its manufacturer to be used specifically for
diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes and necessary for its proper
application, intended by the manufacturer to be used for human
beings.” (Eucomed, 2013)
• Devices are to be used for the purpose of:
• Diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of
disease
• Diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for
an injury or handicap
• Investigation, replacement or modification of the anatomy or of a
physiological process
• Control of conception
6. 1.
Cutting Back on Melanoma Biopsies
1) The goal is to reduce the number of patients left with unnecessary biopsy
scars, while eliminating cost
2) A large number of dangerous looking moles are harmless
3) MelaFind optical scanner is not the ultimate diagnosis but provides additional
information a doctor can use in determining whether or not to order a biopsy.
7. 2. Electronic Aspirin
• For people who suffer from migraines, cluster headaches, and
other head or facial pain
• permanent implant of a small device is inserted in the upper
gum on the side of the head affected
• implant connects with the SPG bundle, and when you sense
you are about to get a headache, place the remote controller
on the cheek nearest the implant.
• SPG nerve block the pain-causing neurotransmitters.
8. 3. Needle-Free Diabetes Care
• This technology involves a handheld device that removes just
enough top-layer skin cells to put the patient's blood
chemistry within signal range of a patch-borne biosensor.
• The sensor collects one reading per minute and sends the data
wirelessly to a remote monitor, triggering audible alarms
when levels go out of the patient's optimal range and tracking
glucose levels over time.
9. Robotic
Check- Ups
• 4.
• Medical robots now patrol hospital hallways, check on various
patients, and manage their individual charts and vital signs
without direct human intervention.
• The RP-VITA Remote Presence Robot produced jointly by iRobot
Corp. It is the first autonomous navigation remote-presence
robot to receive FDA clearance for hospital use.
• The device is a mobile cart with a two-way video screen and
medical monitoring equipment
10. 5. A Valve Job with Heart
• a life-saving alternative to open-heart surgery for patients who
need new a new valve but can‘t endure the rigors of the
operation
• The Sapien valve is guided through the femoral artery by
catheter from a small incision near the grown or rib cage. The
valve material is made of bovine tissue attached to a stainless-
steel stent, which is expanded by inflating a small balloon
when correctly placed in the valve space.
• A simpler procedure -shorter hospitalizations to have a
positive effect on the cost of care.
11. PROS AND CONS of Medical
Technology in todays society
PROS
• Cheaper than people
and therefore make
healthcare cheaper also
• More accurate and faster
than people
CONS
• The technology coming
out will eliminate jobs
• Technology can break
and is unreliable
