Groundbreaking medical devices and inventions by African Americans. (partial list)

• Blood transfusion and blood banking: Dr. Charles Drew developed new ways to store blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank during World War II. .

• Open heart surgery: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed one of the first successful open heart surgeries in 1893 and founded the first black-owned hospital in the U.S.

• Pacemaker: Otis Boykin improved the pacemaker by inventing a more precise and reliable control unit for the device.

• Laser cataract surgery: Dr. Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe, a device that uses laser to remove cataracts from the eyes.

• Super Soaker: Lonnie Johnson, a former NASA engineer, invented the Super Soaker, a popular water gun that uses pressurized air to shoot water. • Ultraviolet camera: Dr. George Carruthers invented the ultraviolet camera, which was used to capture images of the Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

• ISA bus: Mark Dean, a computer engineer, invented the ISA bus, a system that allows multiple devices to communicate with a computer’s CPU.

• Gastroscope: Dr. Leonidas Harris Berry invented the gastroscope, a device that allows doctors to examine the stomach and intestines.

https://www.chestercountyhospital.org/news/health-eliving-blog/2022/february/black-medical-innovators                                                                                      https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/17-black-medtech-innovators/.

https://www.aamc.org/news/celebrating-10-african-american-medical-pioneers.

https://www.chestercountyhospital.org/news/health-eliving-blog/2022/february/black-medical-innovators                                                                                              https://www.aamc.org/news/celebrating-10-african-american-medical-pioneers.                                                                                                                         https://www.chestercountyhospital.org/news/health-eliving-blog/2022/february/black-medical-innovators.                                                                              https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/17-black-medtech-innovators/.                                                                                                                    https://www.chestercountyhospital.org/news/health-eliving-blog/2022/february/black-medical-innovators.                                                                                      https://www.aamc.org/news/celebrating-10-african-american-medical-pioneers                                                                                                                                                     https://www.ache.org/blog/2022/8-black-pioneers-in-medicine-and-healthcare-you-should-know.                                                                                  https://www.chestercountyhospital.org/news/health-eliving-blog/2022/february/black-medical-innovators

Pres1 and TiK4taT Research team, 2024

17 Black innovators who made medtech better