Medical Technology

By: Alexis Morin, Jason Gorena, & Aaron Gutierrez

Medical Technology

• Medical technology focuses on the protection of human life.  Therefore, extreme high demands are made on safety, quality and reliability.

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• Medical technology is a part of the Health technology which encompasses a wide range of health care products and, in one form or another, is used to diagnose, monitor or treat every disease or condition that affects humans.

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• 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.

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• Wilhelm Röntgen's first "medical" X-ray, of his wife's hand, taken on the 22 of December 1895 and presented to Professor Ludwig Zehnder of the Physic Institute, University of Freiberg, in January 1 1896.

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X-ray image of the Paranasal Sinuses.

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• They use a CT Scanner-a modern application of an x-ray.

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• X-ray machine being done on a dog.

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• This x-ray machine is used for dentistry

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• This is a Cat Scan Machine

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• Is a medical device used to generate images of the soft tissues of the brain for the diagnosis of illnesses.

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• This a tumor thanks to the MRI scan you can find if you have a tumor or not.

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• This is a machine dentists use to clean teeth.

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• This is used in case you have diabetes

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• The Munson Heart Center uses the latest, most sophisticated technology for cardiopulmonary support during open-heart surgery. Our new Sorin 55 heart-lung machine is featured.

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• This picture below the screen is used to check blood pressure.

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• This is inside a medical technology lab.

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• This is a laser eye surgery machine that eye doctors use.

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• This is a surgical microscope used for surgeries.

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• There are different kinds of professions in medical technology such as dentists and doctors. The picture below is a dentist.

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• A laser eye surgeon is a doctor that does surgery on a eye.

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• This is a doctor that specializes for surgery.

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• This is a picture of an eye doctor.

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• A veterinarian (American English) or a veterinary surgeon (British English), often shortened to vet, is a physician for animals and a practitioner of veterinary medicine. The word comes from the Latin veteran meaning "working animals". "Veterinarian" was first used in print by Thomas Browne in 1646.[1]

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• Athletic training is practiced by athletic trainers, health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and clients. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis and intervention of emergency, acute and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations and disabilities.