Chapter 31 - Medical/Engineering Sensor Glove Inspirations (Patreon)

It could also work in tandem with a sensor glove I was designing to be worn on a humanoid hand, in which the palm and each finger had a different scanner technology built into it that wouldn’t otherwise fit in the omni-tool housing.

This was a huge advancement in technology and practical utility as this sensor glove could accomplish the same deep scans as many other larger pieces of technology, unmovable machines built into sickbays with dedicated power sources and finite space. My medical omni-tool, on the other hand, was all in one device, was portable and could be worn, and would feed its sensor readings back into the omni-tool (and/or local computer) for analysis and holographic display. It would be ideal for medical triage in disasters or emergency situations where bed space in a traditional hospital or infirmary was limited. It would also be useful on colony worlds with limited resources or for anyone out in the field away from traditional medical services. At least, that was how I planned to market it in the future. Sometimes your customer could surprise you and find uses for and situations to use your product in that you never considered.

The sensor glove wasn't strictly necessary, but if you wanted more advanced or more exotic scans in the field, it was a Godsend. The tool's onboard database was filled with medical information the user could review as needed and its built-in micro-replicator contained the patterns for the most commonly used medical tools small enough to be replicated by the omni-tool, like a small crystal ampoule with pre-filled drugs and the injection technology found in hyposprays. An autoinjector with painkillers or other medications had been incredibly useful while out in the field in Afghanistan and I suspected the same would be true for this time, at least in emergencies or when traditional medical care was unavailable or impossible.