title: Biomedical applications of NASA technology.
abstract: Through the active transfer of technology, the Technology Utilization (TU) Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) assists private companies, associations, and government agencies in using NASA's technological resources effectively to improve U.S. economic competitiveness and to provide societal benefit.  This article discusses several examples of how aerospace technology has been adapted to solve health care problems.
authors.affiliation: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States