Ophthalmologic adapter for iPhone

Welch Allyn received clearance from FDA for its application iExaminer, which connects the iPhone to a PanOptic ophthalmoscope, providing more possibilities and useful information on examination of the fundus. This combined system allows doctors to take pictures of the eye and also save images for later review or to share with colleagues. Furthermore, the system is essentially a telemedicine product that can make possible for ophthalmologists to reach remote clinics missing an eye care specialist.

The iExaminer provides an optical alignment with the eyepiece of the ophthalmoscope and the camera of the phone and is compatible with the iPhone 4 and 4S models. There is also a complementary application of Welch Allyn to complete the package, and is available for download in the Apple App Store.

More info in the website of the product:

http://www.welchallyn.com/promotions/iExaminer/index.html

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Mobile DNA analysis in real time through your smartphone

More on mobile health technology.

Biomeme, a new company from Philadelphia, is planning to launch an easy to use system that can perform a real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR is its acronym in English ) and provide results through any smartphone, without using expensive lab equipment or an expert to work in it. The goal is to provide medical professionals, regardless of their location, the ability to perform advanced diagnostics and monitoring diseases.

Biomeme platform transforms a smartphone into a mobile laboratory for advanced DNA diagnostic and disease monitoring in real time. The system includes:

- A docking station for the real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)

- A mobile application to control the system through wireless connection, analyze the results in real time and send them to the cloud

- Target test equipment for sample preparation and identification of pathogens or diseases, according to its specific DNA or distinctive RNA.

This low cost system requires no special laboratory equipment and could allow mobile inspection at a healthcare point, agriculture, monitoring of vectors, veterinary medicine, environmental monitoring, and even education.

More info here: http://bio-meme.com/


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Building a smartscope

Smartphones are becoming more and more important in the medical sector, ranging from mHealth to medical applications which can turn your smartphone into a medical device. In this post I would like to talk about what someone has recently achieved by just using a Smartphone and some creativity: user Yoshinok from Instructables web site has managed to turn a smartphone into a microscope.

Well technically he didn't use just a smartphone. You'll need also a small box, a LED light and a laser pointer lens. With all this in place, you can increase the zoom of your smartphone 175x, allowing you to observe plant cells and details of objects, like a real microscope.

The invention seems to work perfectly. At least, in the video the user gets to see cells and details of coins, among other things. It also allows you to take a photo or video of the analyzed object... This invention only proves that when you use your creativity the possibilities are endless.