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Robert Fischell sobre invenciones en medicina

Filmed Feb 2005 • Posted Oct 2006TED2005
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Al aceptar su Premio TED 2005, el inventor Robert Fischell pide tres deseos: rediseñar un dispositivo portátil para tratar la migraña, encontrar nuevas curas para la depresión y reformar el sistema de mala praxis médica.

Robert Fischell invented the rechargeable pacemaker, the implantable insulin pump, and devices that warn of epileptic seizures and heart attacks. Yet it's not just his inventive genius that makes him fascinating, but his determination to make the world a better place. Full bio »

Translated into Spanish by Jorge Bourdette
Reviewed by Mauricio Soto
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