Originally Published MD&DI June 2009
The Future
The Future of Devices
Here is a snapshot of MD&DI’s predictions for medical technology breakthroughs in the coming 30 years:
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• 3-D tissue printers.
• MRI machines that map nerves in the human brain.
• Brain sensors for moving paralyzed limbs.
• Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) developments.
• Endolumenal sleeves: a 10-cm-long impermeable sleeve at the stomach and lining that controls caloric absorption.
• Personalized and patient-centric devices for an improved patient experience.
• 3-D immersive visualization for imaging.
• Smart electronic medical records and health records embedded in chips.
• Robotics-based systems.
• Nanotechnology-based devices.
• Genetically matched prostheses and prostheses for complex organs such as eyes and lungs.
• PDA-generated diagnostics.
• Diagnostics and monitors that are genomics based.
• Miniature devices that can be swallowed or implanted intracutaneously.
• Specialized machines that target malignant or diseased cells.
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