Medical Innovations That Are Changing the Course of Healthcare
Technology has come a long way in the past hundred or so years, as artificial intelligence, computers, and advanced imaging have brought new ways of thinking to the medical world. Today this innovation and invention seems so commonplace that we may not realize the impact it has had on the world of medicine and humanity. The COVID-19 pandemic also forced pharma and healthcare to grow by leaps and b... Read MoreInventor, Take a Deep Breath and Help America Fight This Pandemic with Your Patented Medical Idea
The current (and future) pandemics are telling reminders of the importance of “air” to the human condition. COVID-19 and other airborne viruses are terrifying proteins which invade our lungs and affect our ability to breathe. When this happens, hospital operating rooms rely on advanced automated ventilator machines to help our loved ones breathe by getting oxygen into the lungs and rem... Read MoreInventor Regrets Decision to Not Patent Her Handwashing Device as Pandemic Grips Our Planet
The current pandemic outbreak has forced some inventors to lament their lack of will in getting their ground breaking ideas patented in the years prior to the outbreak. This includes an enterprising medical scientist, Veronica Beckeo who previously came up with the idea for buckets fitted with taps for handwashing everywhere. The crafty device is perfectly suited for far-flung rural areas wh... Read MoreA New Medical Patent Allows You to Listen to Music and Limit the Inhalation of Air Pollution and Viruses
In an age where technologies converge and companies constantly re-invent themselves, Dyson has signaled its intent to be a front-runner, with a new patent for air-purifier headphones that include a face mask. With the coronavirus recently causing world-wide alarm as it approaches pandemic levels, Dyson confirmed the mask will limit the spread of flu viruses. Whether it will be 100% effective again... Read MorePatented 3D Printed Orthopedic Implants Feature in Massive $84 Million Manufacturing Plant
A chance meeting between a customer service specialist and an orthopedic surgeon several years ago, has coalesced into a powerful, privately-held medical 3D printing company. It’s using its patent portfolio to reshape the way patients approach knee, back and spine surgeries. Thinking Robot has risen from obscurity to recently announced plans to build an $84 million manufacturing facility in ... Read More