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April 27, 2020 16 mins
The only podcast brave enough to say with a straight face, “the gag of the electronic sphincter,” looks at how our government is using our veterans to make human-machine hybrids to help address the infirmities of the human condition. The Overground looks VA’ approaches that address urinary incomitance, neurodegenertive swallowing disorders and anyone confined to an iron lung.  

Featured Technologies: https://techlinkcenter.org/technologies/smart-artificial-urinary-sphincter-to-treat-urinary-incontinence/https://techlinkcenter.org/technologies/microelectronic-throat-stimulator/https://techlinkcenter.org/technologies/3d-printed-artificial-lungs/


Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW)  


Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 


Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/
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