Special Issue: Medical Devices for Economically Disadvantaged People and Populations: Perspective Problems and Prospective Solutions

Abstract

Advances in science and technology have led to phenomenal breakthroughs in medical device technologies that allow clinicians to image, diagnose, and treat pathologies like never before. Complex approaches such as modern surgical robots [1], exoskeletal prostheses [2], and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems [3] provide treatment options unimagined two generations ago; complicated interven-