What is going on in There? Probes and other instruments to see inside the body
Feb 23, 2016
What is going on in There?
Probes and other instrumentsto see inside the body
Smart pill
Called a Smart pill – it is actually a dumb pill by today’s standards. This device will transmit data for 24hrs to a receiver on the patients belt for analysis, but the pill itself goes down the drain with everything else.
The Beetle
Remote controled
Controled by MRI magnetics
Noodles; Processed vs Natural – Youtube video
Endescope
HD 3 Chip wireless CameraInter-Changeable actuatorLaser scanning microscope
Endoscope
ARTHROSCOPYExamination and sometimes treatment of:Damage of the jointincluding torn floating cartilage, torn surface cartilage, ACL reconstruction, and trimming damaged cartilage.
LaryngoscopeKirstein invented it in 1895. The laryngoscope depressed the epiglotis for a physician to view the glottis and vocal chords. Today, the conventional laryngoscope consists of a handle containing batteries with a light source, and a set of interchangeable blades.
Laparocsopy (thin telescope)
Laproscopy uses an external light source.Spine surgery – Youtube video
Esophagogastroduodenoscopyis a diagnostic endoscopic procedure that
visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract up to the duodenum
Bronchoscopy
Epiduroscopy
Shunt
-Infections of the brain and meninges-Intrauterine infections- Intracranial tumor- Vascular abnormality- Post hemorrhagic condition
Angioplasti and Stenting
Youtube video
Angioplasty is a surgical procedure used to open blockages in the arteries, most commonly in the heart arteries.
Questions
1. What are 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of a “Smart pill” compared to surgery?
2. What makes an Endoscope better than a “Smart pill?”
3. What is one knee operation limitation when using Artheroscopy
4. Laproscopy has huge benefits. Name 2.5. Explain how an Angioplasti and Stent works in
your own words