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September 25, 2014
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Star Wars (1977–present)Remember how Luke Skywalker got an amazingly lifelike robotic arm after Darth Vader amputated the old one a la lightsaber in “The Empire Strikes Back?” Guess what? The FDA this year approved a lifelike bionic arm from DEKA Research and Development. The Manchester, NH–based company calls it the Luke.Image from io9.
Updated September 26, 2014
Qmed readers so far appear to be Trekkies—with the Star Trek movies and series garnering the most votes in our survey of the top movies for medtech professionals.
Medical technology makes an appearance in many movies, but in a number of famous films and TV shows, it takes center stage—even for crucial scenes. Here are seven films in which medical technology has a starring role.
Star Trek (1966 - present)—13 votes
Star Wars (1977 - present)—6 votes
Gattaca (1997)—5 votes
Forrest Gump (1994)—4 votes
Blade Runner (1982)—2 votes
Frankenstein (1931)—1 vote
Elysium (2013)—1 vote
Brian Buntz is the editor-in-chief of MPMN and Qmed. Follow him on Twitter at @brian_buntz. Chris Newmarker is senior editor of MPMN and Qmed. Follow him on Twitter at @newmarker
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