Here is a bit of cool technology that might one day help surgeons “feel” their way around inside the body.
Rather than simply feeling the physical nature of the tissues they cut and dissect and suture, they can now, with this new technology, sense the tissue’s pressure, temperature, and electrical properties. Bet this will take some getting used to but its potential is interesting. Did Bones have this stuff on the Enterprise?
D. Morris
September 15, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Interesting!
Is there a website or article where I could get more information on how this works?
D. Morris
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D.P. Lyle, MD
September 16, 2012 at 12:25 pm
It’s another spin off of the space program as this technology began as a way to add tactile stimulation to astronaut’s gloves.
Here are a few links:
http://tcnl.bme.wisc.edu/background_tacdisp.php
http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/11415/20120809/mimicking-fingers-advancement-surgical-procedures.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586184/
http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/08/20/new-research-guidelines-pave-the-way-for-future-nanotech-surgery-gloves/
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D. Morris
September 18, 2012 at 7:11 am
Thank you. I have a story character who has become infected with medical nanobots and I am wondering if this might be one of the effects he would experience.
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D.P. Lyle, MD
September 18, 2012 at 7:18 am
I like that.
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