what is going on in there?

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