If you are interested in future technology, you only have to look back at the Star Trek series to know what the future holds for us. There have been so many items from the series in the 60's which have become reality over the years. The one that we have been waiting for is the small device that Dr. McCoy used to diagnose the medical status of a patient, all within a mere few seconds. The medical tricorder from the series is something which will revolutionize things for all of us. And the wait may not be long as the Scanadu Scout should be coming this year.The Scanadu Scout from Scanadu is a very small device which can collect your vital signs. In 10 seconds, it can record your blood pressure, blood flow, body temperature, heart rate & rhythm among the items that it can do. Just think about all the devices your doctor has to use to gather all this information. And the collected information can be transmitted to your smart phone via Bluetooth, all without them poking you with various devices. Now that is the future I would like. All in a very small hand held device which looks to be the size of a smart phone battery. There are few specifics available for this at the moment as to when Scanadu Scout will be arriving.
The idea of being able to gather important medical information simply by placing the Scanadu Scout on your temple and having it record key vital information is going to empower people to monitor their own condition. And it you nave to call your doctor, having the information from the Scanadu Scout available is going to give them more information in making a decision about what you may need. The possibilities for this in the medical community are endless in improving diagnosis time and accuracy. And it is all recorded electronically reducing the time to manually record things.
The future for the Star Trek like Tricorder will be here very soon in the Scanadu Scout. At a rumored price of $150, this will become the must have device for those who regularly see the doctor for medical conditions. Or for families with small children. The value for this is going to be priceless. At the moment, one of the key steps before coming to market is to get FDA approval. While the Scanadu Scout is not required to get that approval, the trust that is acquired with the FDA approval will greatly help moving forward. One of the bigger values is that medical professionals will be able to use the Scanadu Scout after it has been approved. Once the FDA approval has been completed, we should see the Scanadu Scout available for sale within a few months. And it could well make it to market before the coming holiday season.
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