Last week, the Cleveland Clinic revealed their Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2018 at the 2017 Medical Innovation Summit. According to their website:
“The annual Top 10 Medical Innovations was developed to share what our clinical leaders are saying to each other and what innovations they feel will help shape healthcare over the next 12 months and beyond.”
They have multiple criteria that medical innovations have to meet before they are considered, including: (a) significant clinical impact; (b) significant patient benefit; (c) high user-related functionality that improves healthcare delivery; (d) high probability of commercial success; (e) available on the market in the next year; (f) must have significant human interest in its application or benefits; and (g) must have the ability to visualize human impact.
This year the Top 10 list includes:
- Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery System
- Neuromodulation to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Diseases
- The Unprecedented Reduction of LDL Cholesterol
- The Emergence of Distance Health
- Next Generation Vaccine Platforms
- Arsenal of Targeted Breast Cancer Therapies
- Enhance Recovery After Surgery
- Centralized Monitoring of Hospital Patients
- Scalp Cooling for Reducing Chemotherapy Induced Hair Loss
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