9 years ago
Scanadu: The medical Tricorder from Star Trek is here
In 2013, an Illinois man convinced several investors to fund a revolutionary medical device, to the tune of over $25 million. He called it the "McCoy Home Health Tablet", and promised it would instantly deliver patient data to doctors. In other words, he was pitching the legendary Tricorder from Star Trek, even naming it after Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, the blue-clad, very irritable medical officer from the 1960s show.
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