Recently I posted a Ted Talk about a man named Tal Golesworthy, a boiler engineer who devised an alternative treatment for his Marfan's syndrome (a genetic heart condition). His story inspired me to look into some of the other innovations in the biomedical engineering field that were made in the first decade of the 21st century. This list comes from a website called Biomedikal.in, and I will provide the link at the conclusion of this post so that you can find any additional information you might be interested in.
1. AbioCor Artificial Heart- 2001
2. Bio-Artificial Liver- 2001
3. Camera Pill- 2008
4. Bionic Contact Lens- 2008
5. iLIMB Bionic Hand- 2007
6. Robots Helping Perform Surgeries- 2010
7. Mind-Reading Device- 2006
8. Elekta Axesse- 2007
9. Berkeley Bionics eLEGS Exoskeleton- 2010
10. EyeWriter- 2003
Link to website: http://biomedikal.in/2011/07/top-10-biomedical-engineering-innovations-in-last-decade/
I didn't know anything about a camera pill, so that was pretty interesting to see. I really like the artificial heart too.
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