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The compound microscope was invented in 1590, although, objects resembling the lenses date back 4,000. -
The first reliable microscope, invented in the 1800s, was an improved version of compound microscopes. -
Dr.Rene Laennec developed the first stethoscope out of his respect for women when treating them in 1816. -
Medical batteries were invented in 1892 and used by physicians for electrotherapy, a treatment made for the relaxation of e.g muscles. -
The discovery of x-rays was by William Conrad Röntgen in 1895. X-rays were discovered as Röntgen observed a fluorescent glow of crystals in his lab. -
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Surgical microscopes were built and used in 1921 in order to operate on patients in microsurgery. -
The invention of the transistor's credit goes to a trio of researchers from Bell Labs. Transistors pave the way for faster computers and smaller implants. -
The first pacemaker was invented in 1952, although the pacemakers didn't last very long. The patient that had the pacemaker lived until 88 years old. In the span of his lifetime, the patient had 26 different pacemakers. -
The first artificial, mechanical heart was issued to a patient in 1956, by Dr. Henry Heimlich. -
The first CT (Computed Technology) scan was in 1972. It allowed scientists to produce cross-sectional images of a body. CT scans were originally dedicated to the head only. -
The first commercial MRI scanner was built in 1980 by Raymond Damadian. He tested the MRI scanner on himself. -
The first surgical robot was a robotic surgical arm called 'PUMA 560'. -
The Human Genome Project accelerated the rise in personalised medicine. -
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The first bionic eye was invented in 2007 and restored partial vision for 6 blind patients. -
The first skull transplant was in 2014. A 3D printer was used for the skull transplant -
The smallest pacemaker was made in 2015. The peacemaker was an improved design of the 1958 pacemaker and was a self-contained pacemaker, which was 10% of the original size. -
Neural dust are tiny wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body safely and can passively collect data on the muscle and tissue of the patient. -
Smart pills were invented in 2017 and were designed for endoscopies. Smart pills use miniature cameras to capture images of the digestive tract and it wirelessly transmits them to a patient's record.