HAL

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Japan

Cyberdyne's robot-suit "HAL" (Hybrid Assistive Limb) is being mass produced at 500 units per year. It has been available for rent for around three years in Tokyo. Enquiries are coming in from around the world for use in hospitals and rehabilitation centers. At around $2000 per month, the HAL exoskeleton helps the wearer carry out everyday tasks, including walking, climbing up and do ...
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BioTooth

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United Kingdom

Odontis was developing a biological replacement tooth product called the BioToothTM. The research was lead by Professor Paul Sharpe at King’s College London Dental Institute. His team demonstrated that tooth development could be initiated in stem cells, and that fully formed teeth can be created in developmental models. This was pioneering in that it represented one of the very few ...
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Ultherapy™

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Ultherapy utilizes ultrasound energy on the face and neck to lift and tighten the skin in a short, 30 - 60 minute procedure. It feels like "a series of tiny pinpricks". There is no need for anaesthesia and there is no down time after the procedure.  It works by delivering energy to a pre-determined depth in the tissue and creates "hot spots", deep under the skin, using focused ultra ...
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Ropren

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ropren is a strong and effective natural hepatoprotector. Clinical trials have demonstrated that Ropren can normalizes lipid metabolism, strengthens the immune system, prevents and treats neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. On 30 September, 2008 Solagran announced that initial sales of Ropren® in countries outside Russia has commenced with prices realised at ...
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SCENESSE®

1 reviews

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The market name for Afamelanotide is now SCENESSE®. Its a small injectable implant which mimics the body's natural ability to activate the skin pigment melanin, therefore producing a natural tan without being in sunlight. Obvious cosmetic benefits aside, its now being trialled for the treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo, the most common form of vitiligo by affecting over 45 million i ...
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XOS 2

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USA

Raytheon’s second-generation exoskeleton (XOS 2), essentially a wearable robotics suit, was unveiled for the first time recently during an event at the company’s Salt Lake City research facility. XOS 2 is lighter, stronger and faster than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power, and its new design makes it more resistant to the environment. The wearable robotics suit is ...
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Honda Walk Assist

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  Honda’s second experimental walking assist device helps support bodyweight to reduce the load on the user's legs while walking, going up and down stairs, and in a semi-crouching position. This could lead to reduced fatigue and less physical exertion.   The device will be showcased in the U.S. at the National Design Triennial "Why Design Now?" exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt, ...
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EOS Ultra Low Dose 2D/3D Xray Imager

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The EOS ultra low dose 2D/3D Xray imager, allows full-body imaging of children and adults in a weight-bearing position that will enable global assessment of balance and posture. An advanced workstation, designed to generate a 3D skeletal image from the two planar images, is under development. EOS captures a whole or partial body image in a single scan without the need for any digita ...
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Biolung®

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The BioLung is an artificial lung that can replace the gas exchange function of a person’s natural lungs. Its designed to be used during recovery from injury or illness, or until donor lungs are available for transplantation. (Also known as a bridge to transplant). The BioLung is currently undergoing testing for FDA submission.   Robert Bartlett, MD is a surgeon at the University ...
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i-LIMB Pulse

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The i-LIMB Pulse is so called because it uses a pulsing technology to provide increasing and controllable grip strength to each individual digit. When the hand closes on an object, the user has the option to use a pulsing effect to apply additional grip force, allowing the hand to grip objects very tightly. Touch Bionics says this increased grip strength is good for applying greate ...
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