5. IntubationPod
5. IntubationPod
The IntubationPod, developed by Under the Weather, is a semi-enclosed plastic bubble that allows cover for the user’s face and shoulders during medical procedures, and has proven remarkably protective during the pandemic. Frontline workers and patients undergoing procedures can don the IntubationPod. Elongated versions have room for the arms and hips, providing even more extensive protection.
6. Portable handwashing station
The LIXIL SATO Tap is a portable, refillable handwashing station complete with a soap holder. Perfect for the prevention of COVID-19 in environments devoid of running water—including 40% of the world’s homes—this gadget is anticipated to hit the shelves in 2021, and the company is hammering out public and private partnerships to roll out half a million units to households around the globe in 2021.
7. Tampons 2.0
Nobody has substantially improved on the design of the tampon ever since it was first patented more than 80 years ago. The Calally Tampliner, however, changed all that with a tampon/panty liner combo that self-wraps for cleaner disposal. Currently, the product is available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Sweden, with a wider rollout anticipated once it garners regulatory approval elsewhere.
8. Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
Thanks to the experts at Johns Hopkins, the Coronavirus Resource Center is the gold-standard source for all things COVID, including hot-spot maps and infection stats. Its data have been downloaded billions of times. Governments have used this database to figure out where to allocate resources and when to reopen, while individuals can use the app to determine the safety of hosting socially distanced events.
9. Bedsore detector
Bedsores are the bane of long-term healthcare facilities. In addition to causing the anguish, pain, and suffering endured by countless American patients, bedsore-induced infections end up costing the US medical system about $10 billion a year. Fortunately, there’s a new weapon in the war on bedsores. The Provizio SEM Scanner, by Bruin Biometrics, can be held up to a patient’s skin to assess changes in moisture levels, allowing detection up to 5 days earlier than visual proof. With early detection, these lesions can be prevented, and about 30 US hospitals are currently using this device, resulting in 90% fewer bedsores.
10. At-home COVID testing
COVID testing has been a source of consternation for clinicians and patients. OraSure OMNIgene Oral collection device recently received emergency-use authorization by the FDA for at-home testing. The user spits into a tube without the need for an oropharyngeal swab at an outpatient office. Lab results are available in 1 to 2 days, and the kits can be ordered online.
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