Glen Miyashiro
August 22nd, 2005, 11:25 AM
Vietnam medic makes DIY endoscope
A hospital doctor in the poor rural area around the Mekong Delta in Vietnam has used his PC and some cheap parts to create a homemade endoscope.
(BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4145984.stm))When I first glanced at the headline, I thought that this was going to be about giving yourself a 'scoping. Boy, that would be uncomfortable. :p
A hospital doctor in the poor rural area around the Mekong Delta in Vietnam has used his PC and some cheap parts to create a homemade endoscope.
(BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4145984.stm))When I first glanced at the headline, I thought that this was going to be about giving yourself a 'scoping. Boy, that would be uncomfortable. :p