In developing countries with unreliable electricity, an anesthesia machine that works even when the power goes out is crucial. It’s very bad when the anesthesia stops suddenly. Conventional anesthesia ...

I wrote recently about Sedasys, a machine that automates anesthesia. It’s a first-of-its-kind device in the United States. Only four hospitals use it for now. It's restricted to colonoscopies in ...

A new brain-machine interface could replace human administration of anesthetics to patients in a medically induced coma. The machine monitors a patient's brain activity and automatically delivers just ...