The Hospital Room of Tomorrow

Okay, so maybe not all of these cool gadgets will be in one hospital room, but advances in medical science and technology promise to provide you with better medicine and a more enjoyable experience.

So, step into the hospital room of the future!

     ·         SMART PILL
Intelligent pill technology is actually being used at the moment to diagnose conditions such as Crohn’s disease and colon cancer.

     ·         SMARTPHONE ULTRASOUND
Researchers are working on a handheld machine that connects vis USB to a smartphone. This device could prove to be life-changing in developing areas!

     ·         TAKING CONTROL
Patients will have the ability to raise and lower the blinds in their room, order food, turn off the lights and surf the web using one controller.

     ·         MEDICAL TRICORDER
This device would use technology to collect and analyze data on a patient’s health and then compare that data to electronic medical records. It would also be able to determine the best treatment.

     ·         ARTIFICIAL WOMB
Tanks are filled with amniotic fluid and umbilical cords are attached to pumps that regulate nutrient intake and waste production. These methods are actually being used on animals, but not on human babies.

     ·         HEALTH DISPLAY
With the swipe of a card patient information will be displayed on a computer monitor in the room. Doctors and nurses will be able to see data they need to know.

     ·         CENTRALIZED IV SYSTEM
Nurses will no longer need to program your IV manually. A centralized system will program them all automatically.

     ·         SMARTBED
You won’t have to be hooked up to about 25 monitors, your bed will track all your key health information; temperature, blood pressure, heart rate etc.

     ·         ORGAN PRINTER
A 3D printer process will be able to create tissue that can be used for transplantation, getting rid of the lengthy process of waiting for a donor.

     ·         ROBOTIC SURGEONS
These have been around since the 1980s, but they are seeing increasing usage in heart, intestinal, brain and orthopedic surgery.

     ·         MEMORY RESTORATION
This military project is aimed at restoring memory by bypassing brain injuries. The theory is that injured soldiers will be able to return to the battlefield with improved performance.

     ·         MEDICATION SECURITY
A medication dispensing system will use bar codes and scanning technology to reduce medication mistakes.

It’s true that we probably won’t be seeing these medical gadgets in the hospital room tomorrow, but in the near future, your hospital room will be nothing like it was 10 years ago.

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