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Medi Flower reminds you to take medicine at the right time.

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So you’re an absent-minded person. And you’re ill. And it’s time to take medicine. But you are not looking for the pills—you’ve totally forgotten that. Many humans forget to take medicine on time, and that’s why the “Medi Flower” is invented. As all the tablets are packaged into cute flower stands, you can place them in a conspicuous place, so that you may easily notice them and take your tablets at the right time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Long and Short Plaster

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Either too long or too short, plasters on the market seldom meet our needs exactly. And we need a change, something more applicable. Honestly, nothing is really new with this ‘new’ product. It works in the same way as the tape dispensers we commonly use. So with the Long and Short Plaster, you no longer need to store an assortment of shapes and sizes of band aid at home, just cut out a needed length and use it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Intercell Smart Vaccines

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Compared with traditional injection sets, the needle-free vaccine delivery patch from Iomai (now part of Intercell) features a transcutaneous vaccination technology and a patch form for vaccine. As a result, it promises a safer and healthier injection. Additionally, due to the patch form, vaccine could last up to six months without refrigeration. Currently, the standard production line is still being tested so that they could also be easily manufactured in developing countries. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Mustache Bandages

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Oh, I’ve seen your mustache….on your figures?! Yes, that’s just what the Mustache Bandages aim at, say, to bring your life with more fun. So, when you cut your hand carelessly next time, you may try the Mustache Bandages. Despite the normal function to prevent infection, Mustache Bandages will also ensure you a good mood.

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Recovery Sling For Fractures

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Not like other injures, fracture calls for a physiotherapy routine to recovery, and the Recovery Sling by Sungjoon Kim is just something that may help you to build back your skeletons. Except to keep your fractured arm immovable, the adjustable arm loop also acts as a rehab aid that allows you to do adequate muscle-building exercises.

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Muscle Strength Tester

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The muscle tester, an achievement from bioengineering Institute of Rice University, is developed to fix palms, separate each figures, and measure the strength of certain hand muscles accurately. In that way, the device makes it easier for doctors from neurology department and surgical department to check out their muscle recovery condition of the patients.

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Glittering Band Aid

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With four round crystals on its surface, you will find it glittering on your face. Now it provides you with three color choices. Can any Ms Beauty dazzling without it?

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Funny Slings

Of course, nobody likes to get injured. But, in case you are unfortunately injured, you have to suffer the physical pain and at the same time explain the reason you’re injured to your friends. This is an annoyance. If you use a sling like this, I guess you can explain less. What’s more, this kind of weird slings are gonna make you more humorous. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Help Remedies

There have been so many remedies of different kinds in the market, and it seems that we can choose a better one. But just because of these so many remedies, it is harder to make a choice.
This series of products directly tell you the usage by such simple words like “I’ve cut myself.” and ”I have a headache.” . In addition, the “help” is pretty helpful to attract your attention.

All the packages of this series of products are made from eco-friendly decomposable material. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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CMU’s surgical snake

With a similar structure to the snake robot we mentioned before, this surgical endoscope can enter the vessel without damaging any tissue.

Moreover, because of the 102 degrees of freedom, it will surely make a better performance. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Accurate pain locator from SPOC

Although back pain may not be fatal, it is still uncomfortable. In order to have an appropriate treatment, surgeons should first identify whether back pain originates within the bone or muscle tissue. However, it is not so easy until SPOC launched their new device.

This new device can tell you the accurate location where the pains came from. By following the exact indicator, you will sure recover in a shorter time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Celldoctor from NTT DoC

To be really healthy and really safe, one ought to have a personal doctor with him wherever he goes. But this is not a business that can be undertaken in short time. If we can be diagnosed by a very doctor via cellphone, it may be a good alternative in this condition. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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CellScope from UC Berkeley

Aimed to provide a cheap, reliable way for doctors to get information from patients, researchers from UC Berkeley developed a cellphone Microscope. This unique device could provide up to 60X which is powerful enough to see malaria in a blood sample.

Although it is not convenient to diagnosed, doctor can still get some information via cellphone. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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You are getting better day by day

When the patients know that the tablet is getting smaller and smaller, they will sure be happy. However, this is only a kind of placebo. Since the ingredients never change.

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Cup packet

This design use a paper cup as the package of pills. So, you will have a cup anytime you wanna take pills. Plus, since it could reduce waste, not only the patients but our earth can be more health.

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Candy pills

In common sense, children like candy rather than pills. So, we should do something to make them accept pills while in falling sick.

Wrapped in candy’s paper, these pills must be more delicious for kids.

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GumEase mouthpiece stops pain without any drug

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Dental surgeon is not a big deal, but you still have to suffer pang, therefore, the anesthetic is necessary. However, not everybody is fit for drug anesthetic because of allergy. Why not try this GumEase.

It recently has approved by FDA. Just chill it in freezer and then put it in the patient’s mouth for about 2 to 3 minutes, it gonna relieve 90% of a patient’s pain for 20 minutes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Patchpump device

This is patch size infusion pump is really a good thing. It could hit you with a constant dose of your prescription. Thanks to the new self-expanded battery whose bulk gonna be expanded a sit is depleted. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Pillcam from Israel

This pill-shaped thing named PillCam ESO 2 is a actually a cam. It could take pictures with both ends at the speed of 18 frame per second with 14 flashing per second.

Patient could just swallow down it and then it will transfer data to the sensor attached on patient’s body. In this way, the doctor could check your esophagus more convenient. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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RFID Medical Sponges for forgetful doctors

Leaving sponges or something in the patient’s body is not rare. On the one hand, doctors should be more responsible; on the other hand, we have to search a better way to prevent this kind of accidents.

Siemens and other companies have begun placing RFID chips in surgical sponges. Before finishing the operation, a wand is used to swipe the patient to ensure there are no sponges left in the body. In this way, I guess the accidents will be much less! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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