Growing up in a different place and time is something that is talked about and reminisced about a lot by old people like me. It’s not that I’m ancient, it’s just that everyone seems so young looking to me these days. And tall…
Hey welcome back. Good to see you. Still hurtling through space spinning and orbiting, I see. Still haven’t fallen off the rock either. I wonder how those people and critters in Antarctica do it hanging upside down and all. Weird. Since we talked last, how’s your journey been going? A lot can happen in one second, one
The journey that we’re on is an interesting one, isn’t it? What? Yeah, you know; our journey now, in this life, at this time, on this big earth which is both spinning and orbiting all at once. It’s making me dizzy, all that spinning, orbiting, twisting and turning. So much so that I think I’m gonna hurl! No
The common thread is the maturation process from a carefree childhood to the mid years with trials, tribulations, and testing; continuing to and through a position of maturity and leadership as an adult. Surely, these are important components of the circle of life…
The team of administrative, medical, business, and marketing members took over to think of ways to get the device in circulation and to get used by the medical community. Of course we were excited; but we ultimately needed to find an avenue to get this device on the market.
The invention story of the Safety Shield anti-needle stick device goes back a little farther than previously documented in Part II of this series. There is a little more history to it that helped lay the foundation for the eventual idea and ultimate product. That history goes back to my formative radiology residency days from 1990 to 1994.
Previously I wrote a little tongue in cheek piece about May being National Inventor Month and a brief excerpt on my experience as an inventor. This time, however, I would like to take a little different and more serious approach to the topic of inventions and inventing, and briefly describe my journey in the process of inventing the
Great things happened last month: April showers brought May flowers; Mother’s Day; May Day(whatever that is); kids graduated from schools pre-K to college; Memorial Day and the three day weekend it brings, aka the official start to summer, boating, and grilling seasons; and the Indianapolis 500 race which celebrated its 99th running this year. But
Watching a fire burn in an outdoor fireplace on a brisk Saturday morning once again reminded me that a fire has a life of its own. It seems to have needs and wants. It needs fuel to burn. It needs oxygen to combine with the fuel. It needs heat to help make the fuel burn and prepare the
Bruce Hedgepeth, MD