jay gw
25th October 2006, 02:33 PM
A £25,000 solar-powered portable operating theatre which can be set up within 10 minutes has been unveiled by its Kent inventor.
The "hospital-in-a-box" can also run on pedal power and be used in developing countries and disaster zones.
The CompactOR operating theatre was invented by Alexander Bushell, 45, who is a design engineer from Medway. "I got the idea... travelling around Kenya and seeing how people lived there," he said.
There is space for two surgeons at a time in the portable theatre, which can be flown into disaster zones by helicopter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/6085328.stm
Now who doesn't think he'll become a multi-millionaire?
The "hospital-in-a-box" can also run on pedal power and be used in developing countries and disaster zones.
The CompactOR operating theatre was invented by Alexander Bushell, 45, who is a design engineer from Medway. "I got the idea... travelling around Kenya and seeing how people lived there," he said.
There is space for two surgeons at a time in the portable theatre, which can be flown into disaster zones by helicopter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/6085328.stm
Now who doesn't think he'll become a multi-millionaire?