DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s?
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
Too bad this is going to take so long to get into the hands of every day OBGYN's...
"The researchers plan to have a testable prototype in about 1.5 years, however, it is more realistic to assume it would take approximately 5 years before it becomes publicly available. Its adoption hinges on clinical testing, regulatory approvals, and partnering with health care providers to ensure it’s safe, effective, and accessible."
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Netherlands researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease discomfort
Cold, rigid, and metallic – it’s not a medieval torture device, but the vaginal speculum, a tool used daily in gynecological exams worldwide and often linked to discomfort and fear. Two engineers at…
France 24 (www.france24.com)
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@anna_lillith
The handle may have received less attention than the blades? -
DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
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Netherlands researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease discomfort
Cold, rigid, and metallic – it’s not a medieval torture device, but the vaginal speculum, a tool used daily in gynecological exams worldwide and often linked to discomfort and fear. Two engineers at…
France 24 (www.france24.com)
🧵
@anna_lillith
I hate that thing can’t even look at it -
@anna_lillith
I hate that thing can’t even look at it@Paleva absolutely. Just to see it gives me anxiety and tension
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith yay.
Mammograms and Pap smears are just torture devices for women. -
@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
I would not put a design out and tell people to print it at home because that environment is probably not clinically sterile and the materials or equipment they choose could be contaminated with - or simply made from - things that are harmful to put inside the human body.For the same reason, you shouldn't drink from a printed cup
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@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
I would not put a design out and tell people to print it at home because that environment is probably not clinically sterile and the materials or equipment they choose could be contaminated with - or simply made from - things that are harmful to put inside the human body.For the same reason, you shouldn't drink from a printed cup
Agreed:
@RnDangerI've only seen others do 3-d printing. I have not done design for 3-d printing...
But I know that I would be worried about the torque involved and how the plastic threads are melted and laid down - that I would be concerned with cracks/breakage while in operation and that leading to extremely painful lacerations.
The tool needs to be solid and not fail during use.
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith Na endlich!
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith so necessity *is* the mother of invention.
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@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
I would not put a design out and tell people to print it at home because that environment is probably not clinically sterile and the materials or equipment they choose could be contaminated with - or simply made from - things that are harmful to put inside the human body.For the same reason, you shouldn't drink from a printed cup
@RnDanger @falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
Many things that are put in women's bodies are not sterile. A penis, for example. -
DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith Oh, gut. Das ist ja auch für den Arsch.
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