The use of drones for organ transport could revolutionize the field and save lives. Bromont Unither transports lungs in Toronto, Canada, to demonstrate how it works. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Last month, Bromont Unither Bioelectronics, a United Therapeutics subsidiary, succeeded in transporting lungs via drone between two Toronto hospitals, "a springboard" … [Read more...] about Drones for Organ Transport: Revolutionizing the Field of Transplants
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Drones for Organ Transplants: MissionGO and AlarisPro Transport First Human Pancreas via UAV
Game changing technology for a critical mission in healthcare: drones for organ transplants are proving their worth. "MissionGO, a leader in unmanned aircraft solutions that is transforming logistics; LifeSource, the organ procurement organization (OPO) serving the upper Midwest; and Mercy Hospital, part of the Allina Health system, today announced the first-ever test flight … [Read more...] about Drones for Organ Transplants: MissionGO and AlarisPro Transport First Human Pancreas via UAV
Telehealth Drone Brings Healthcare to Your Living Room
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a new telehealth drone to improve access to healthcare. "Inventors Victoria Wangia-Anderson, Manish Kumar, Seung-Yeon Lee and Debi Sampsel from three colleges at UC collaborated to develop a semi-autonomous prototype that can be dispatched right to people’s homes," says a UC press release. "The drones … [Read more...] about Telehealth Drone Brings Healthcare to Your Living Room
Defibrillators and Drones: Everdrone Deploys Life-Saving Technology
When a few moments count, unmanned aerial vehicles show huge benefit over traditional road transportation. That difference in speed is what makes defibrillators and drones a compelling solution. Now Swedish drone company Everdrone has announced that it is deploying a drone system that delivers Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of cardiac arrests. … [Read more...] about Defibrillators and Drones: Everdrone Deploys Life-Saving Technology
This “Pandemic Drone” Can See Who Has a Temperature – or Coughs
Governments and researchers around the world are working on new solutions for pandemics in the current Covid-19 crisis. Drones have been important tools for applications including drone delivery and disinfection - but in this project, Canadian drone solutions company Draganfly will act as systems integrator with a healthcare data services company and researchers in Australia, … [Read more...] about This “Pandemic Drone” Can See Who Has a Temperature – or Coughs
