"In Other Words…" Dr. Robert Fischell

There is a very good chance that someone you know owes their life to today's guest.  Dr. Robert Fischell is called the Father of the Modern Stent.  It's a medical device that existed before him, but could not be used in many situation.  The Fischell stints can be used in just about any artery.  Dr. Fischell has developed many more medical devices to treat many other conditions.  One that stops epileptic seizures, one that prevents death due to heart attacks, one that blasts migraines, an implantable insulin pump, etc.  He holds about 200 patents here and another couple hundred abroad.  Thirty of them are used on spacecraft.  He's been honored by just about every scientific community and by many that are not scientific.  He won TED Talk of the Year once.  He is on a panel that advises congress.  And he's got some amazing devices in development that will change the world a few more times.