The change in medical devices and innovations
Category: Otro
Actualizado: 23 oct 2018
Project for Intro to Digital Technology
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Created byDionasia Gardner
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1816 - The creation of the stethoscope.1818 - First successful human blood transfusion performed.1842 - First surgical operation using anesthesia.1852 - Hypodermic syringes with a plunger invented.1855 - Laryngoscope (an instrument for examining the larynx, or for inserting a tube through it) was invented.1879 - Vaccine for Cholera created.1899 - First commercial aspirin sold.1920 - Band-Aid invented.1922 - Insulin used to treat diabetes.1895 - First documented use of x-rays.1901 - First ECG or EKG machine.1923 - Vaccine for diphtheria produced.1924 - Tetanus vaccine created.1955 - First Polio vaccine used on children.1958 - Pacemaker and artificial heart valve developed.1959 - First transplant successful where recipient survived more than a year.1962 - First hip replacement using a metal head placed in a polyethylene acetabular cup.1964 -1927 - "Iron Lung" invented.1928 - The medicinal qualities of penicillin are uncovered.1943 - First electron linear accelerator designed for radiation therapy created.1945 - First human hemodialysis machine used.1947 - First stereotactic devices for human neurosurgery invented.1948 - Plastic contact lenses developed.1949 - The first implant of the intraocular lens.1951 - Tylenol approved by the FDA.1955 - First ultrasound used on a pregnant woman.
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