CONNECTED magazine n°16
An Emmy award for LEMO!
On 4th November, LEMO was honoured with a prestigious Tech Emmy Award at the (virtual) Emmy Awards ceremony. American television has thereby recognised the Swiss company for its major role in the launch and development of HDTV. This is also a great birthday present, as LEMO has just celebrated its three quarters of a century.
LEMO adds 3D models to PartCommunity 3D model download portal
Since beginning of march 2019 LEMO has added 3D drawings on the Cadenas platform, an online library for 2D and 3D models also called PartCommunity. LEMO's 3D models will now be available for free download also from PartCommunity, allowing our customers to download their 3D drawings from multiple sources. The models are organised by product categories & product series.
THIS ROBOT HAS YOUR BACK
Globus Medical, an expert in the field of muscu- loskeletal solutions, has invented an innovative solution to the challenges of spinal surgery.Its Imaging, Navigation and Robotics division has developed ExcelsiusGPS, a robotic navigation platform that assists spine surgeons during surgery. The robot is considered as a major breakthrough by the company based in Pennsylvania (USA).
EASY-TO-SWALLOW ENDOSCOPE CAMERA
Miniaturisation has not only upgraded our telephones into PCs and helped secure our homes like perfect James Bond hideouts, it has also revolutionised healthcare, by providing treatment and life-saving solutions which were in- conceivable just a few years ago.
THE SMART NEEDLE THAT "SEES" WHAT DOCTORS CAN’T
It looks like an ordinary needle, yet it knows precisely what body tissue it is passing through as it punctures.Finnish start-up Injeq’s IQ-Needle will save time and costs, while improving safety and comfort for patients.A child with leukaemia receives approximately 20 lumbar punctures during a typical course of treatment. While these punctures are necessary, everyone of them poses a risk.
PRECIOUS UNCONTROLLABLE MEDICAL DATA
An estimated 150,000+ health applications are available in the app stores that have been downloaded billions of times.The health tracker market has been soaring these last few years.