<![CDATA[io9: Tricorder]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Tricorder]]> http://io9.com/tag/tricorder http://io9.com/tag/tricorder <![CDATA[Star Trek's Tricorder May Be Here Sooner Than You Think]]> A new medical device that works much like a primitive version of Star Trek's tricorder could allow medics to check patients' vital signs from up to forty feet away, greatly shortening triage time at disaster sites and potentially saving countless lives. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5276720&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Where Is My Medical Tricorder?]]> Reader Juan asks:
If not the medical tricorder from Star Trek, when could we possibly see diagnostic equipment capable of scanning for infections, viruses or impending heart attacks, attached to wrist watches or other portable devices?
Nothing against the phaser, but for many of us the most coveted piece of away team equipment is the tricorder, the medical version of which can perform a complex examination in a single whistling pass over a patient. If you've ever tried to lie perfectly still in a thumping MRI machine or sat in a doctor's office waiting for lab results, you've longed for faster, more portable diagnostic devices. More »
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