Using secret - yet - well - known medical knowledge about electronegative suction healing and a $ 3 plunger I avow I just help my booster bribe for his new apartment , MIT Grad Student Danielle Zurovcik may have cook up something truly special .
You see , electronegative pressure ( suction ) has been known to pelt along wound recovery time for decades , and there are in fact machines that do just that already on the market today . These devices are expensive , however , and as such they are out of reach for developing countries .
There are portable versions , but they too are expensive , costing about $ 100 a day to rent . Worse still , their battery must be recharged every six hours . This is not ideal , particularly if you rememberthat impinge on Haiti cell phone charger imagewe shared with you a few months ago .
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Zurovcik ’s plunger setup , however , is super cheap , effective , and there ’s no index supply , have in mind it can be leave in spot for days if needs be . Note : negatively charged suck treatment does not command unceasing patch changes and can be leave behind in place for day at a clock time so long as there are no leaks .
The units have already been deployed to catastrophe zone , including Haiti , where patients and doctors alike loved them . Next step ? aggregate output and an even more portable , pocket - sized version that can be worn by patient on the move . [ MITviaBoing Boing ]
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