Inventor of the famous Segway PT, the American Dean Kamen is currently working on many projects, some of which relate to health. Recently, the person concerned made a shocking statement. Indeed, there is talk of building a factory with human organs!
A very active inventor
Who has never seen a Segway PT? Become famous, this Segway has signed the success of its inventor Dean Kamen since its marketing in 2001. However, the interested party has numerous inventions to his credit, such as the individual insulin pump and the iBOT, a six-wheeled vehicle for the disabled for climbing stairs. In 2010, Dean Kamen had no less than 440 patents to his credit!
Since the Segway adventure and the sale of this company in 2009, the inventor did not stop, as explained in an article published in OneZero June 17, 2020. Indeed, there are many projects. Take for example the Slingshot, a water purifier for developing countries or a robotic prosthesis for amputee soldiers. The most unusual project seems to be this kind of cannon whose objective is to send police officers on the roofs of buildings!
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An organ factory
While ideas have never ceased to swarm in the mind of Dean Kamen, the latest questions. Indeed, it is about the construction of a human organ factory. The fact is that the announcement is surprising, especially since the manufacturing of most internal organs does not exist. At best, we are only in the early stages of research. Dean Kamen has yet unveiled a major plan for mass industrialization. And the budget is huge: $ 300 million, partly funded by the Pentagon.
You should know that the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) laboratory, managed by the Defense Department of the United States, is currently working on the design of production chains. This is the BioFabUSA program, the first results of which are impressive. Indeed, the laboratory can, from human bone marrow stem cells, create ligaments in 45 days fully automated!
The next step concerns the muscle building, bone, but also beta cells that produce insulin. These cells would represent a major advance in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Other collaborations are surprising, notably that with the Texas Heart Institute. It is indeed a question of making hearts for children. According to Dean Kamen, these projects will come to an end in only one, even two decades.
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