Becker's Healthcare December 3, 2020
Time released its “100 Best Inventions of 2020” list and featured several healthcare technologies.
The publication solicited nominations worldwide and evaluated inventions on factors such as originality, effectiveness, creativity and impact. Here are the healthcare technologies featured on the list, released on Nov. 19:
1. LUCI, a power-chair accessory that uses sensors to monitor the environment around the chair, collect data to determine safe pathways and respond to the environment to prevent collision
2. Earlens Contact Hearing Solution, a hearing aid designed to pick up sounds and convert them into vibrations transmitted to the eardrum
3. Martin Bionics Socket-Less Socket, a new design for artificial limbs that uses straps and bindings instead of molded plastic fittings
4. TrialJectory, a service...