‘Star Trek’ Technology That You Thought Would Never Exist, But It Does Today

Hypospray

Because Leonard “Bones” McCoy is a doctor, the hypospray is a medical device that speeds up providing medicine by injecting it through the skin using a non-invasive conveyance mechanism.

Jet injectors have been around since the 1960s. There is a continuous development of new technology, even if they haven’t phased out syringes yet. In the not-too-distant future, MIT researchers might develop a next-generation technology, making a trip to the doctor’s office less uncomfortable.