The sKan is a Melanoma Detection Device Developed by Students
Alyson Wyers — November 27, 2017 — Lifestyle
References: jamesdysonaward.org & springwise
This affordable melanoma detection device is the winner of the International James Dyson Award for this year. The 2017 award-winning team made up of bioengineering and medical students from McMaster University in Canada developed a low-cost invention called sKan. The device detects cancerous cells using temperature sensors. sKan finds tissue areas that get hot faster. This could be an indication of skin cancer cells.
This is an example of how technology can be altered to detect disease. Cancer detection in particular is an area organizations are keen to investigate. Early detection of skin cancer is also vital in terms of survival.
The team plans on using the prize money to further develop sKan so it will be approved by the FDA.
This is an example of how technology can be altered to detect disease. Cancer detection in particular is an area organizations are keen to investigate. Early detection of skin cancer is also vital in terms of survival.
The team plans on using the prize money to further develop sKan so it will be approved by the FDA.
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1. Affordable Disease Detectors - The sKan device, developed by students, demonstrates an opportunity to develop low-cost disease-detection technologies.
2. Temperature Sensor-based Diagnostics - The use of temperature sensors to detect cancerous cells presents an opportunity to develop new diagnostics methods.
3. Early Disease Detection Technologies - The sKan device demonstrates the potential for new technologies that allow early detection of diseases and can improve survival rates.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare Industry - The healthcare industry can benefit from the development of new disease detection technologies like the sKan.
2. Medical Device Industry - The sKan demonstrates an opportunity for the development of affordable disease-detection devices by the medical device industry.
3. Biotech Industry - The use of temperature sensors to detect cancerous cells presents an opportunity for the biotech industry to develop new diagnostic technologies.
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