Medical Devices That Prolong Life

Portable Devices For Testing Glucose

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For those with diabetes, testing their blood glucose levels on a regular basis is important in staying healthy. There are devicesnow that help them monitor their levels, without having to schedule a doctor’s visit.

Results can be discovered in seconds, without taking a huge chunk of time away from their day. Living with diabetes is not easy, but these devices make life much more manageable for those who have this diagnosis.

Marker Devices

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While doctors work hard every day to save lives and help people heal, they still are known to make mistakes from time to time. A more common mishap is performing surgery on the wrong side of the body.

There are now machines that will label the right side during the CT scan to ensure that the doctor knows where they are meant to be operating. Surgery provides enough complication as it is, without needing to do it twice. This device reduces the risk of making unnecessary cuts.

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