2009 very innovative new medical devices

Although 2009 international financial crisis brought about by the recession shadow with many countries, the global effect of the medical device market is relatively low.

Moreover, exciting is that medical device manufacturers, 2009 West have developed a large number of highly innovative new products for medical devices. The following are some of the featured product and its performance characteristics, and the internal development of new products at the industry as a reference and reference.

1. spring walk prosthetics

United States is the world's largest "Kingdom".

It is reported that the United States every year, tens of thousands of people in a car accident and amputation. This also facilitates the development of the United States industrial prosthesis.

Previously, the market of prosthetic for "fixed prosthesis".

They can only be set in the thigh and more rigid, walking with the prostheses. While the United States last year, Arizona State University researchers have developed a Bionic prosthetics that its toe condyle relevant section, under the control of the computer can freely. More importantly, the Bionic prostheses have artificial tendon, foot bottom prior installation of spring mechanism to reduce frictional resistance when walking. Inside there is a small artificial limbs in high-energy battery. Persons with disabilities on the name of "SPARKY" after the new Bionic prosthetics, as long as the doctor training under the guidance of a very short time, you can walk freely. The manufacturer claims that users set the Bionic prosthetics is also capable of driving a car.

2. the world's first endoscopic ultrasound only

Ultrasonic diagnosis of previous listing can only be used in in vitro, but cannot access the internal organs.

A long history of medical device company Olmpus instrument company successfully developed last year, the world's first ultrasonic endoscopes.

The product will be a regular endoscopy and ultrasound instrument integrated into.

According to the manufacturer, this new instrument is characterized by: endoscopy of protruding part with a ultrasound transmission header, it emits ultrasound in the human intestines can produce echo within and through the endoscope optical back to instrument display, allowing the doctor to the patient.

Ultrasonic endoscopes can be used to check the tiny tumors of the digestive tract (this is the use of ordinary esophagoscope, sinus tumor diseases are difficult to find), contribute to the prevention and treatment of esophageal cancer at an early stage, Cardia, pyloric stomach cancer and common gastrointestinal tumor.

Another important use is to check for lung and respiratory cancer incidence. So it's come out as the doctor provides a more advanced early detection of diseases of the digestive tract respiratory/utilities.

3. the magnetic particle Imaging

Internationally renowned medical device manufacturer Philips last year to develop a new three-dimensional in-vitro diagnostic imaging device – magnetic particle Imaging (MPI).

According to the manufacturer, the use of the instrument, the doctor must first for check patient intravenous called "nano-scale" type of contrast.

The nano-scale contrast agent will quickly flow through systemic. The doctor then uses MPI for patients. The instrument most suited to examine patients, atherosclerosis and ischemic myocardium. Because iron particles can maximize distribution in lipid plaque. Conducive to MPI, doctors can be observed in patients with internal fat plaque thickness, distribution and vascular stenosis, etc, thus contributing to the early prevention of myocardial infarction or stroke, and other diseases.

MPI compact, and existing CT or MRI, electronic diagnostic imaging compared to lower prices, and the photo image anomaly clearly.

4. HIFU treatment for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer treatment more difficult.

This is because the prostate gland on the outside of the package by a layer of exception tough shell (LIP), common chemotherapy drugs are difficult to access through this bilayer prostate gland. While the United States International HIFU company (a company specializing in ultrasonic instrument development company) last year has developed a revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer--Sonablate 500.

According to the manufacturer, the instrument using high frequency focused ultrasound (HIFU) will kill cancer cells.

Last year, the United States of New York at the instrument successfully to 600 conducted in patients with prostate cancer treatment. Of these, 90 percent of patients with prostate cancer shrink volume. This indicates that the product does have the effect of the treatment of prostate cancer. It is expected that Sonablate 500 listing within two years. The product is expected to become doctors tackle prostate cancer surgery new weapons.

5. the hemostatic foil

United States HemCon medical technology company season last year to develop a new type of hemostasis foil (trade name HemConPatch).

Be posted on the cut can play the role of rapid hemostasis.

This new type of hemostasis foil event of blood can release a hemostatic effect of liquid, it can be used for surgery, checks or other causes of bleeding.

Not only can quickly stop the bleeding, it is also resistant to a wide variety of micro-organisms (including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Acinetobacter baumannii and other pathogens) infection, and helps to prevent cross-infection.