On June 12, Brazil and Croatia match launched the
beginning of the 2014 World Cup. At the opening ceremony, however, the
healthcare industry was cheering for something else besides football. The first
kick was given by a paralysed teenager. This remarkable feat was possible
thanks to an exo-skeleton controlled by the teenager’s brain.
"The Walk Again Project is headed by Duke University's
Center for Neuroengineering in collaboration with the Technical University of
Munich and a number of other universities and research groups worldwide.
Together they are designing the exo-skeleton and a 3D printed helmet that
contains a series of electrodes capable of capturing brain waves. This brain
activity will then initiate the suit's movements.”
During this year of 2014, medtech breakthroughs have
been more connected to sport events. Aired at the 2014 Super Bowl, Microsoft
commercial shows how technology in general, and medical technology
specifically, has improved the lives of countless people around the world.
Another amazing video of Duracell, an American football player tells the story
of how, despite being deaf, he managed to become a professional NFL player.
References: http://medtechviews.eu/article/value-medtech-world-cup-and-super-bowl
No comments:
Post a Comment