Medical tools advancements in history

  • The fist vaccine of many disease

    The fist vaccine of many disease
    Benjamin Waterhouse introduced the smallpox vaccine to the United States
  • Radiation Therapy for Cancer

    Radiation Therapy for Cancer
    Radiation therapy was first used in the treatment of cancer after X-rays were used to identify cancer.
  • The electrocardiograph to the United States.

    The electrocardiograph to the United States.
    Paul Dudley White introduced the electrocardiograph to the United States.A medical device is used to record the electrical activity of the heart over some time. It produces a visual representation of the heart's electrical impulses, known as an electrocardiogram.
  • The Iron lung

    The Iron lung
    Philip Drinker invents the iron lung. The iron lung helps polio-paralyzed patients breathe. Polio-paralyzed happens then the poliovirus spreads all through the body making the muscles weak mainly in the legs.
  • three-flanged nail

    three-flanged nail
    The three-flanged nail was to secure the bone in the hip when fractured. Marius Smith-Petersen made the three-flanged nail.
  • the peacemaker

    the peacemaker
    Paul M. Zoll developed the first peacemaker that is worn externally on the patient’s belt, plugged into an electric wall socket, and stimulated the heart through two metal electrodes placed on the patient’s bare chest.
  • Ultrasound

    Ultrasound
    Ian Donald was the maker of the ultrasound. The ultrasound displays images on a screen by using echo waves to display tissue, organs and can display if you have a baby.
  • Electric Defibrillators

    Electric Defibrillators
    William B. Kouwenhoven and Orthello Langworthy found out that a low-voltage shock can cause ventricular fibrillation, and a second shock can restore the heart’s normal rhythm and contraction.
  • The Skin Cell Gun

    The Skin Cell Gun
    The Skin cell gun can help you regrow skin that has been brunt off or ripped off. The gun is so useful cause the skin grows back in a few days like nothing happened.