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PaperCast
CASTS   |  2 comments

Three Designers Beautifully Reinvent the Arm Cast + an Eames Leg Splint for Good Measure

Three arm-cast designs that improve upon age-old methods--and one classic that achieved world-changing influence.READ»

OxoSyringe
OXO   |  1 comment

Oxo Redesigns the Common Syringe

The new design helps those with rheumatoid arthritis with the tricky task of self-administered injections.READ»

Heart
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Implanted Heart Attack Detector Saves Lives, Wirelessly

Even if someone has a heart attack, it routinely takes three hours before the symptoms become manifest. And that's precisely the problem--Every hour that ER treatment is delayed raises the chance of death by a percentage point, so ...READ»

Ear

The Year's Best-Designed Medical Devices

Medical devices present myriad design, ergonomic and functionality problems. The best of them put design cleverness on full display--and the best were just announced, in the 2009 Medical Design Excellence Awards. Some ...READ»

Ambulance

Designing the Ambulance of the Future

After two years of work, the results of a project to imagine the ambulance of the future have been unveiled, and the results are exactly as gee-whiz, what-will-they-think-of-next as you hoped. Dubbed "Healthcare on the Move: ...READ»

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