Development Year: 1988 Inventor: Gholam A. Peyman Description: LASIK eye surgery offers a significant improvement in vision, often resulting in 20/20 vision or better. The procedure is quick, with most patients experiencing immediate vision enhancement, and recovery times are typically short, allowing for a rapid return to daily activities. Additionally, it greatly reduces or completely …
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Tele/Robotic surgery
Development Year: 2001 Inventor: Jacques Marescaux Description: Remote surgery (also known as telesurgery) is the ability for a doctor to perform surgery on a patient even though they are not physically in the same location. It is a form of telepresence. A robot surgical system generally consists of one or more arms, a master controller, …
DNA Profiling
Development Year: 1985 Inventor: Alec Jeffreys Description: Also called DNA fingerprinting and genetic fingerprinting, DNA profiling is the process of determining an individual’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) characteristics. It is a forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing criminal suspects’ profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime. It …
Artificial Heart
Development Year: 1963 Inventor: Paul Winchell Description: An artificial heart is an artificial organ device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in the case that a heart transplant (from a deceased human or, experimentally, from a deceased genetically engineered …