Two domestic knowledge-based companies have developed medical devices for performing electrocardiography and cosmetic surgeries with higher precision and price advantage over foreign models.
An electrocardiogram or ECG device is one of the most important medical equipment used for measuring a patient's heart activity.
“The simultaneous printing of three, six, or 12 channels on a thermal printer with a paper width of 210 mm is one of the advantages of this Iranian device,” Alireza Davari, CEO of Amwaj Negar Sepahan Company, was quoted as saying by the news portal of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology.
He also pointed out that the simultaneous display of 12 signal channels on a 7-inch color screen is another key feature of the domestic ECG device.
Protection against defibrillators and isolated inputs from the power grid, direct connection to laser printers through computer ports, capacity to save the signals of 400 patients along with solar calendar dates and the ability to connect to wireless printers and send signals in the hospital environment through computer networks or telephone lines are other vital features of this ECG device.
“Before the production of domestic ECG devices, Iran imported this device. But currently, the company is able to meet not only the domestic needs for ECG devices, but also undertake export. Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan are considered export target destinations,” Davari said.
The knowledge-based company employs 15 in its design and production divisions.
The price of the domestic ECG device matches that of the Chinese model, but it costs a quarter of the American model, although it has the same quality.
Reducing the Risk in Cosmetic Surgeries
Another knowledge-based company has developed a portable scanner used in cosmetic surgeries.
The presence of high quality and standard equipment to reduce risk is of great significance in cosmetic surgeries.
Every year, a large number of foreigners travel to Iran to perform cosmetic surgeries, where the capabilities of the surgeon and the high precision of devices help offer risk-free services.
The 180-360-degree portable scanner for simulating changes in the nose during the surgery and reducing the risk of rhinoplasty has been developed by Pasargad Bonyan Teb Tarah Company.
Also, the manufacture of portable scanners and related equipment for performing eyebrow surgery are among other products of this company.
The knowledge-based company employs 68 people directly and 200 indirectly.
Software Uses AI to Detect, Treat Mental Illnesses
Iran has also advanced in the use of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
Mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses are very challenging to diagnose, but a new software designed by domestic experts can diagnose six illnesses much faster than traditional methods.
Using advanced and convergent technologies, the diagnostic software gains insight into illnesses that the traditional treatment was unable to.
The software diagnoses chronic depression, chronic anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia.
“Data of patients with different disorders have been collected, which include structural, functional and structural-functional images,” said Mohammad Reza Nazemzadeh, a faculty member of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
The new method uses magnetic resonance imaging to provide accurate information about each individual and acts as an effective diagnostic tool.
The images are evaluated to determine the type of disease and the damaged area in the brain, following which an appropriate treatment protocol is recommended.
In the field of mental health, all methods and diagnoses are based on face-to-face interviews and visits by a psychiatrist, while with this method, X-rays provide more detailed images and information to the doctor.
The treatment of the disease, which observes advanced protocols, is scientifically precise and gives faster results.
The advanced version of the software uses five archetypes from each field whose images before and after treatment are adapted to the model customized for the patient under study. This feature will be added to the current version of the software in the next fiscal year (starting March 21).
With the development of this psycho-radiology software, Iran ranks among the few countries using this technology. The software has reached the production stage.
