- The agreement seeks to strengthen the use of biomedical engineering in the treatment of various diseases that cause disability among older adults.
- The inter-institutional work has resulted in the training of multiple generations of professionals, as well as in research, publication and dissemination of scientific articles, participation of specialists in national and international conferences, field practices, social service and advice on undergraduate and postgraduate theses.
- The innovations achieved have led to the construction of products and technologies such as medical equipment, prostheses and devices.
Within the different areas that make up health, biomedical engineering It is one of those that has benefited most from technology. Innovations are constantly being developed that aim to make people’s daily lives easier. It primarily focuses on the design and construction of products and technologies such as medical equipment, prosthetics, and devices.
Similarly, it also intervenes in the management or administration of technical resources linked to a hospital system. Combine engineering expertise with medical needs for health care benefits.
Technology applied to the medical field
On a daily basis, it is thought that this type of innovation is exclusive to first world countries, although this is not necessarily the case. Therefore, to promote the development of biomedical engineering, the National Rehabilitation Institute “Luis Guillermo Ibarra” (INRLGII) and the Autonomous Metropolitan University Iztapalapa Unit (UAM-I) signed an agreement.
During the signing of this instrument, the general director of the INRLGII, Carlos Javier Pineda Villaseñor, and the rector of the UAM-I, Verónica Medina Bañuelos, agreed that a joint effort is thus formalized. They also said that for more than a decade it has contributed to the prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and comprehensive rehabilitation of people without social security.
Pineda Villaseñor assured that the signing of this agreement will strengthen the use of biomedical engineering in the treatment of various diseases that cause disability among older adults.
For her part, the rector of the UAM-I highlighted that the inter-institutional work has resulted in the training of multiple generations of professionals, as well as in research, publication and dissemination of scientific articles, participation of specialists in national and international congresses, field, social service and undergraduate and postgraduate thesis advisory.
He explained that the researchers are currently carrying out protocols on quantitative electroencephalography, image storage and management systems. Also the generation of biomaterials, functional electrical stimulation, rehabilitation monitoring, neurology and computer-assisted surgery, among others.
Other recent inventions created by Mexicans
For its part, this firm joins a recent innovation by Dr. Ramsés Galaz, who is an engineer and professor at the Tec de Monterrey campus Sonora Norte. After extensive research he developed an invention that seeks to help both patients and cardiologists.
It’s about a new catheter that very soon could be a reality. This project seeks to reinforce the current ones that are introduced into the arteries to unblock them when they are obstructed and prevent heart attacks, tissue damage or death.