This X-Ray lamp, slightly different than the X-ray lamp we've seen before, seems to be a real product by Sture Pallarp customizable with your own medical records. But imagine the cocktail conversation, the ease with which it would initiate the opportunity to brag about what you've always considered your most charming feature, your lungs.

"Oh, these old things? Yeah. My doctor says they're awesome and a miracle and stuff, but you know, just lungs to me. I still take things a breath at a time, like everyone else."

[Sture Pallarp via bookofjoe]

Besides all the physiological monitoring tools, the MedEx 1000 also has a data storage and transmission system, a control-and-display unit, hot-swappable batteries, ethernet connectivity and the ability to connect to other devices. Initial deliveries are coming the first quarter of 2009. Prices weren't immediately available, but I'm assuming it'll be pretty cost prohibitive for anyone who wants one “just in case.” [LStat via Oh Gizmo]

This isn't the first time it's happened either—the Journal of Japan Society for Clinical Anesthesia has multiple reports of electric knives causing fires. Apparently, it's a risk when tracheal tubes supply oxygen with a concentration of 40 percent or more. Remind me to never get get on with an electric knife, as badass as that sounds. [Mainichi via IS Online]

While details are light on just how the pill manages to hang out in your esophagus for up to 10 minutes even when the patient is sitting up (magnets seem to be involved), the doctor can use a remote to steer the camera armed with LED flash to grab the perfect digestive glamor shots. After that, the pill takes a ride through your stomach and intestines before making a crash water landing.

Clinical trials are already under way. And as unpleasant as having a pill poking away at my chest may sound, it's a lot more enticing than being scoped...from either direction. [fraunhofer via medgadget]