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Robert Fischell et les inventions en médecine

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En recevant le prix TED 2005, l'inventeur Robert Fischell a fait trois vœux : reconcevoir un équipement portatif qui élimine les migraines, trouver de nouveaux traitements contre la dépression et réformer le système des erreurs médicales.

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 French by Jacques Blanchart
Reviewed by Guillaume Vier
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