Technology plays a vital role in the medical field by improving health management and quality of life. Medical technology includes devices that replace missing limbs, assist with surgery, and aid rehabilitation. Surgical robots allow for minimally invasive procedures with improved precision and recovery times. Imaging technologies like X-rays and CT scans enhance diagnosis. Overall, medical innovation extends lifespans and alleviates suffering for billions of patients.

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SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY

2.  Technology finds no more
fertile ground than the
medical industry which
incorporates new systems
at nearly every phase of
operation.
 Technology refers
to the diagnostic or
therapeutic application
of science and technology.

3.  Medical technology is used to improve the
management of health
conditions.
 It includes identification of the nature of
conditions to allow intervention.
 Intervention can be with devices,
pharmacological, biological or other methods
to increase life span and improve the quality
of life.

4.  Robotic devices are used to
replace missing limbs.
 They are also used to
perform delicate surgical
procedures and deliver
neuro rehabilitation
therapy to stroke patients.
 They help in teaching
children with learning
disabilities, and perform a
growing number
of other health related
tasks.

5.  Rehabilitation robotics, which
includes assistive robots,
prosthetics, orthotics, and
therapeutic robots.
 Assistive robots provide greater
independence to people with
disabilities by helping them
perform activities of daily living.
 Robotic prosthetics and orthotics
have been developed to replace
lost arms, hands, and legs and to
provide assistance to weak or
impaired limbs.

6.  Robots have the potential to
be valuable tools for
rehabilitation therapy.
 Surgical robotics are used for
local surgery and telesurgery,
audiovisual
telecommunication for
telemedicine and
teleconsultation.

7.  Therapeutic robots are
valuable tools for delivering
neuro-rehabilitation to the
limbs of individuals with
disabilities following stroke.
 Therapeutic robots can also
continuously collect data
that can be used to
quantitatively measure the
patient’s progress
throughout the recovery
process.

8.  Removal of the prostate gland with the
robotic surgical system is an effective,
minimally invasive approach to surgical
treatment of prostate cancer.
 It allows greater visualization, dexterity,
precision and control, as well as superior
ergonomics to the surgeon.

9.  Shorter hospital stay
 Less pain
 Less risk of infection
 Less blood loss and
fewer transfusions
 Less scarring
 Faster recovery
 Faster return to normal activities

10.  Imaging technology is of very
importance to the medical field.
 X-ray imagine, CT scans, and MRI
machines have greatly increased
medicine's ability to see within the
human body.
 It helps to diagnose conditions that
would have previously gone unnoticed.
 Radiology has blossomed into a
distinct field of the medical industry
with doctors and nurses specializing in
the reading of images and use of
imaging equipment that can often be
complex.

11.  All equipment found in an emergency room or doctor's
office that plugs into a wall functions with some
computing power.
 Billing systems, machines for monitoring vital signs, and
most imaging equipment run with computer operation.
 According to redorbit.com, IBM has, as recently as March
2009, developed computer software to create 3D imaging
models of a patient's anatomy based on the patient's
unique medical history.
 This technology will enable doctors to have a better
understanding of how a patient has aged and what body
systems may be at risk.

12.  Technology helps to make seniors
safer and more comfortable.
 It also give relief from anxiety to
children of aging parents as well as
caregivers.
 Safety alarms, personal notification
devices, cell phones, and computer
web cams and video technology
offer ample sources of instant
virtual communication with family
members and medical care
providers.
 It also help to relieve feelings of
isolation and depression in many
seniors.

13.  Medical Technology extends and improves
life.
 It alleviates pain, injury and handicap.
 Its role in healthcare is essential. Incessant
medical technology innovation enhances the
quality and effectiveness of care.
 Billions of patients worldwide depend on
medical technology at home, at the doctor’s,
at hospital and in nursing homes.
 Advancement in medical technology save our
mind and technology.

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