MedicaMagi

The new treatment created by Silas Brabinger

MedicaMagi, a relatively recent medical technology, was created in 1622 AED by an inventor and doctor named Silas Brabinger. Unfortunately for Silas, his new technology was not taken very seriously, and is not yet widely used, despite its having existed for over 10 years now (which is quite a long time in the tech world, on Nhaie). By those few other researchers that have tested the use of MedicaMagi, however, it is regarded a miraculous achievement in the medical world.

The creator of this technology didn't exactly help himself out in naming it the way he did. During an interview published in the weekly paper, The Western Weekly, Silas explained the name.

"I had no intention of seeming unprofessional, as has been suggested - I meant to make the technology seem... less intimidating, to those who might be receiving it. 'Nanobots' seem rather frightening, you know; especially 'inhaled' ones.
"...The name was a sort of mashup, you see. 'Medica' as in 'medical', and 'magi' as in the plural of magus, a person comparable to a wizard. The treatment is medical, but it seems like magic."
- Silas Brabinger; TWW Interview

Nanobots? You read correctly, my friend! MedicaMagi is, in fact, a system of nanobots that, once implemented into the human system, is very helpful in identifying illnesses and other foreign substances. More information can be found below.

Please note that this technology has not yet been approved for use in any species except humans.

Utility

MedicaMagi is, in fact, a system of nanobots (hence the pluralization of "magus" in the name), each one smaller in size than one twenty-five-millionth of an inch. Collections of these nanobots are stored in canisters, which are otherwise completely empty (the inside of each canister is a near-perfect vacuum containing only the nanobots).

The transfer of MedicaMagi bots from the canister to the human body is quite simple: Two canisters are attached to a breathing apparatus (the MedicaMagi canister and a canister of oxygen mixed with vapor from the Mist Ivy plant (Mist Ivy article coming soon). The patient breathes in a combination of the two canisters' contents, transferring the nanobots into their lungs (the patients will likely experience prickling or pinprick sensations in this area). The nanobots "ride" oxygen atoms into the bloodstream and are then activated, dispatching to the necessary part(s) of the body. It is important to note that only one dose of MedicaMagi bots can be administered at a time, or the patient's body will go into a sort of overload as it notices the invader forces and attempts to rid itself of them. The only negative effects of this are a severe fever, 78.3% survivable (which sounds like a lot but at least there's a higher chance of survival than death, which is not always the case with mis-administered treatments and operations however, this is avoided as often as possible, and unless in cases of extremely high emergency, only one dose is administered per day until all have been.
The nanobots are commanded by an outside computer, which in turn is manned by a doctor who has been trained in the use of the technology (training is required even though it's quite simple to use the commands; we wouldn't want any mistakes being made, now, would we? This is technically an operation). The nanobots' programming enables them to identify single cells around them as specific types and/or organisms - they can tell a bacterium from a virus, and which type it is; they can tell white blood cells from red; etc. It is important to note, though, that they cannot label cells that have not yet been documented by researchers and doctors, because of the way the system works.
MedicaMagi bots connect to an external computer, on which the MedicaMagi program holds a catalogue of all identified cells and single-celled organisms. The creator of the technology himself, Silas Brabinger^{(add link)}, researched all known cells and documented them into the system, along with lists of traits (size; concentration, such as the concentration of red blood cells in the human bloodstream; shape; amount of magical energy absorbed, more info on that later; etc) for each (and he did this with only two helpers!). The bots have small crystals inside them (made of same material as Nhaie's core^{(add link)}) that emit waves of magical energy. The nanobots measure the amount of energy left after a few milliseconds (the energy doesn't bounce off of most materials but is absorbed by them), and from this measure can not only map out on the connected computer a relatively accurate 3D rendition of the area they're exploring, but also establish a good idea of which types of cells and materials they're encountering. This is a continuous process as long as the bots are in the body.
In order to identify cells and materials around the bots, they take measurements of multiple traits of the cells (as listed above), and compare these measurements with those in the catalogue on the external computer. If the cell/material is not found in the catalogue, rough pictures (formed by the magic wave measurements) and measurements of the material/cell are documented in the system under a new entry in the catalogue, labelled an "unidentified substance".
Nanobots that have completed their job latch on to red blood cells as the cells die and are transferred to the liver, then are later moved with other waste in the liver to the kidney(s), before being flushed out in urine. After the deactivation of the nanobots, the patient's urine is collected, until most nanobots have been recovered. Typically, this type of technology on Nhaie would simply be remade, and the urine not collected; but in the case of MedicaMagi, the bots are collected for reuse, because of the rare bits of crystal in their systems.
Another important note to make is that the nanobots don't last forever. The bits of crystal used for the bots' operation eventually wear out of their magic; because of this, bots become dysfunctional after about five-six years.

Manufacturing

Most remains undisclosed on the topic of MedicaMagi manufacturing (which is fine reason for people to be wary, as opposed to the "silly" name), but it is known that they are quite difficult to make (because of their microscopic size), and quite expensive. A rare mineral - found only in extremely rare and extremely small deposits underground, around Nhaie's core^{(add link)}, and in Nhaie's core itself, which there are laws protecting the mining of - is needed to implement a vital feature of the nanobot: Its "echolocation" (see "Utility" section).

Inventor(s)

Silas Brabinger^{(add link)}