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11.23.09

Invention Awards: A Better IV Catheter

A new design that helps doctors start an IV successfully, every time

By Corey Binns Posted 05.14.2009 at 5:07 am 2 Comments

Invention: Vascular Pathways
Inventor: Amir Belson
Cost: $600,000
Time: 6 years
Is It Ready Yet? 1 2 3 4 5

When Amir Belson flew from Israel for a pediatric fellowship at Stanford University in 1998, he carried a list of 64 ideas for medical inventions. Many of the concepts were influenced by the years he served as a flight surgeon in the Israeli air force, while others came from time spent in a neonatal intensive-care unit. One of them was an idea for a better intravenous catheter, one that wouldn’t damage veins or kink inside of them. By 2005, he had made his first prototype.

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GTA IV: Perfect Isn't Perfect

It may be the biggest hit of the year, but that doesn't mean it won't tick you off

By Steve Morgenstern Posted 05.07.2008 at 10:25 am 9 Comments

Proceeding on Foot!: Rockstar Games

You heard the hype, you read the astonishing array of perfect-score online reviews. So you bought a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV, sat down to play and . . . what's going on here? How can a perfect game be ticking you off? I'm not saying that GTA IV is less than amazing, but it most definitely is less than perfect, particularly if you're not one of the professional gamers writing those frothing-at-the-mouth-with-delight reviews. Some of the most basic elements in the game are just plain aggravating.

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