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Device uses a camera, AI and electricity to boost healing time by 25%


Dressings that simply cover wounds may soon seem archaic. An experimental new device reportedly speeds healing by 25%, and utilizes a computer-linked camera to determine when it should zap wounds with electricity or shoot medication into them.

An experimental new device reportedly speeds healing by 25%, and utilizes a computer-linked camera to determine when it should zap wounds with electricity or shoot medication into them. In the case of a trial that was recently conducted on pigs over a 22-day period, that medication was a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor known as fluoxetine, which increases wound tissue closure by decreasing inflammation. An experienced freelance writer, he previously obtained an English BA from the University of Saskatchewan, then spent over 20 years working in various markets as a television reporter, producer and news videographer.

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