Progression of Health Technologies Timeline
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Updated: 26 Sep 2017
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Created byFareed Rasul
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Magnifying GlassEyeglasses and Flexible CathetersStethoscopeAnesthesia was introducedBrain waves were noticed in animalsX-RayInvention of first electrocardiogramThe first laparoscopy was performed on a humanThe first human electroencephalogramA lobotomy was performedDr. Albert S. Hyman demonstrated a pacemakerElectroconvulsive Therapy was administered to a humanWillem J. Kolff built the first dialysis machineDisposable Catheter was createdClaude Beck successfully defibrillated a heartDr. Harold Ridley placed the first intraocular lensFirst mechanical heartInvention of the Heart-Lung MachineFirst successful kidney transplantFetal UltrasoundIdea of minimally invasive surgeryThe first liver transplantPortable DefibrillatorThe first heart transplant was performedCT scanner was inventedInsulin Pump was patentedM.R.I. was patentedThe first synthetic blood was approved for human useProsthetic kneeArtificial liver grown from stem cellsThe first draft of the human genomeFirst antibiotic discovered by Alexander FlemmingChemotherapy was introduced
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