Search Articles
Reproduction permitted for personal use only. For reprints and reprint permission, contact reprints@wistechnology.com.
Digest
After $35 tablet computer, are inexpensive pacemakers next?
Source: Huffington Post
January 25, 2012
A huge banner in Davos trumpets India's launch of a $35 tablet computer and U.S. group Medtronic Inc is hoping to launch a similar low-cost revolution in medical devices like pacemakers.
Chief Executive Omar Ishrak plans is using this week's annual World Economic Forum (WEF) to brainstorm on how to bring cost-effective implantable devices to patients in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
The world's biggest medical devices company has an ambitious goal to develop new and cost-effective products such as pacemakers for the poor, while simultaneously selling its existing ones to the growing middle classes in emerging markets.
Read full article>>
Chief Executive Omar Ishrak plans is using this week's annual World Economic Forum (WEF) to brainstorm on how to bring cost-effective implantable devices to patients in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
The world's biggest medical devices company has an ambitious goal to develop new and cost-effective products such as pacemakers for the poor, while simultaneously selling its existing ones to the growing middle classes in emerging markets.
Read full article>>
Add Your Comment
Comment Policy: WTN News accepts comments that are on-topic and do not contain advertisements, profanity or personal attacks. Comments represent the views of the individuals who post them and do not necessarily represent the views of WTN Media or our partners, advertisers, or sources. Comments are moderated and are not immediately posted. Your email address will not be posted.
WTN Media cannot accept liability for the content of comments posted here or verify their accuracy. If you believe this comment section is being abused, contact edit@wistechnology.com.
Advertisement
Most Popular Stories
Upcoming EventsMore…
- Mar 7 - 8 Fusion 2012 CEO-CIO Symposium
- Apr 11 7th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium - Neural Stem Cells: Generation and Regeneration
- Apr 26 - 27 11th Annual International Bioethics Forum - Final Passages: Research on Near Death and the Experience of Dying
- May 22 - 23 Digital Healthcare Conference 2012
More Stories
- Firefox Data Visualization Shows You How Dumb Your Passwords Are
- Can we do lunch? The importance of casual meetings
- Business Plan Contest entries mirror what makes Wisconsin tick
- Goodbye punch card, hello App-A-Go-Go!
- Health IT executives identify top barriers to overcome
- What's the big deal about Hadoop?
- I.B.M. turns to Big Data algorithms for computer security
- Hospitals way short of ACO I.T. needs
- HIMSS Chief predicts dialed-down health IT requirements
- Making CFO Cloud Decisions? Focus on Details
WTN Media Presents
