Advancing Medicine Research and Services
Another sector of progress in the field of technological advancements and relating inventions is the side of medical and health improvements. Some extremely prominent inventions that are significant in today's day in age are the MRI, the CAT Scan, artificial parts, and more. Those were just the first steps to creating a way to help many Americans heal when it would seem impossible. It led the world be able to see that which is not originally visible with the human eye and advanced the field of health sciences into deeper study.
Some great inventions of the time were the arthroscope, the soft contact lens, and more. The arthroscope allows surgeons and doctors to finally be able to see into a person's joints through a small camera on the tip of the instrument invented in the late 1970s. It was soon used to treat a variety of health issues and especially joint issues because it was less invasive and therefore required less recovery time. Another notable invention was the soft contact lens. The invention was brought up and born from Bausch and Lomb, who licensed the product, "Softlens." To create this object, much research was required over many years in order to perfect the "invisible glasses." The product was based off the research of Czech scientists Wichterle and Lim who invented "hydophillic" gel. The gel's ability to be compatible with living tissue made it more than adequate for the invention as the eye is a sensitive part of the body and these lens would now allow the eye to be able to breathe better than plastic contacts originally allowed.
There also came the invention of large medical machines that could scan bodies for different medical reasons and diagnoses. The first was the CAT-Scan or the CT Scan. inIt was invented by Robert Ledley, a physicist, and it was first used in the year 1975. July 25th of that year, he was granted the patent for the "diagnostic x-ray systems." Same as the patent states, that is exactly how the machine works. X-rays create images of the body to form the CAT-Scan, yet plain x-rays differ from Ledley's technology. Essentially, x-rays are 2D while CAT's are 3D. Additionally, the CAT-Scan used computers to record data which led to more data being stored at one time to create the 3D pictures. The next important imaging invention was the MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI's use NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) principles to figure out the MRI. NMR was discovered by Prof. Rabi in 1937 where NMR reveals atomic nuclei. In 1973, Lauterbur created the first NMR image. A graduate student wore wearable antenna coil to determine hydrogen levels which could be detected right after the MRI machine turned off. This was important because cancerous tumors carried more water and therefore more hydrogen so this could detect them. July 1977, the first MRI image was made.
From there, multiple surgeries were done which used new and interested types of technologies. The first was the first cochlear implant in 1978. It was done by a doctor Graeme Clarke in Australia. It allowed a person who was deaf to hear some sounds using circuit technology in a multiple electrode receiver-simulator. Then, there was the first test tube baby Louise Brown, born July 25, 1978. This is done by in vitro fertilization or IVF. Her parents faced issues with blocked Fallopian tubes and had been trying to conceive for nine years. She was finally delivered in a c-section. Her birth was performed by John Webster at Oldham General Hospital. The acclaimed discoverer, Mr. Robert Edwards and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine in 2010. Louise Brown's little sister, Natalie, was the fourteenth test tube baby and was the first IVF baby to deliver a child naturally. Mr. Edwards attended Louise Brown's wedding years later. Another important surgical procedure was invented in 1974: liposuction. Liposuction is the process of removing excess fatty tissue from beneath the skin. It was created by Dr. Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Italy. Additionally, the first cosmetic use of the technique was by French plastic surgeon, Dr. Illouz, in 1998.
Lastly, the remaining notable research developments are based in the varying fields of medical research. Firstly, there was research on recombinant DNA technology and research in genetic engineering all the way back in 1973. However, most techniques have since been halted for safer ones. Similarly, the idea of gene splicing came to life in 1973.
Some great inventions of the time were the arthroscope, the soft contact lens, and more. The arthroscope allows surgeons and doctors to finally be able to see into a person's joints through a small camera on the tip of the instrument invented in the late 1970s. It was soon used to treat a variety of health issues and especially joint issues because it was less invasive and therefore required less recovery time. Another notable invention was the soft contact lens. The invention was brought up and born from Bausch and Lomb, who licensed the product, "Softlens." To create this object, much research was required over many years in order to perfect the "invisible glasses." The product was based off the research of Czech scientists Wichterle and Lim who invented "hydophillic" gel. The gel's ability to be compatible with living tissue made it more than adequate for the invention as the eye is a sensitive part of the body and these lens would now allow the eye to be able to breathe better than plastic contacts originally allowed.
There also came the invention of large medical machines that could scan bodies for different medical reasons and diagnoses. The first was the CAT-Scan or the CT Scan. inIt was invented by Robert Ledley, a physicist, and it was first used in the year 1975. July 25th of that year, he was granted the patent for the "diagnostic x-ray systems." Same as the patent states, that is exactly how the machine works. X-rays create images of the body to form the CAT-Scan, yet plain x-rays differ from Ledley's technology. Essentially, x-rays are 2D while CAT's are 3D. Additionally, the CAT-Scan used computers to record data which led to more data being stored at one time to create the 3D pictures. The next important imaging invention was the MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI's use NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) principles to figure out the MRI. NMR was discovered by Prof. Rabi in 1937 where NMR reveals atomic nuclei. In 1973, Lauterbur created the first NMR image. A graduate student wore wearable antenna coil to determine hydrogen levels which could be detected right after the MRI machine turned off. This was important because cancerous tumors carried more water and therefore more hydrogen so this could detect them. July 1977, the first MRI image was made.
From there, multiple surgeries were done which used new and interested types of technologies. The first was the first cochlear implant in 1978. It was done by a doctor Graeme Clarke in Australia. It allowed a person who was deaf to hear some sounds using circuit technology in a multiple electrode receiver-simulator. Then, there was the first test tube baby Louise Brown, born July 25, 1978. This is done by in vitro fertilization or IVF. Her parents faced issues with blocked Fallopian tubes and had been trying to conceive for nine years. She was finally delivered in a c-section. Her birth was performed by John Webster at Oldham General Hospital. The acclaimed discoverer, Mr. Robert Edwards and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine in 2010. Louise Brown's little sister, Natalie, was the fourteenth test tube baby and was the first IVF baby to deliver a child naturally. Mr. Edwards attended Louise Brown's wedding years later. Another important surgical procedure was invented in 1974: liposuction. Liposuction is the process of removing excess fatty tissue from beneath the skin. It was created by Dr. Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Italy. Additionally, the first cosmetic use of the technique was by French plastic surgeon, Dr. Illouz, in 1998.
Lastly, the remaining notable research developments are based in the varying fields of medical research. Firstly, there was research on recombinant DNA technology and research in genetic engineering all the way back in 1973. However, most techniques have since been halted for safer ones. Similarly, the idea of gene splicing came to life in 1973.