Archive for the ‘Implants’ Category
Monday, September 10th, 2012
Medical devices that come in contact with human tissue must be carefully designed to avoid the rejection of implants, for instance. One way of enhancing biocompatibility is application of specialised coatings. European researchers have been working on developing biologically-based coatings that encourage cell activity and colonisation of implants at the same ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Remote monitoring of patients with pacemakers, defibrillators and related implanted electronic devices has several benefits: patients don't have to schedule frequent appointments with care providers, thus improving quality of life, and it is cost effective, which heartens payers in these financially strapped times. And yet, uptake of the technology has ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2012
US medical device maker Greatbatch Inc. today announced that it will establish an Active Implantable Medical Device (AIMD) Research and Development Center in Singapore. The establishment of this multinational R&D centre is a continuation of the firm's medical device strategy and the first step of its Asia Pacific strategy to engage ...
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
European SMEs Medicyte, the Electrospinning Co. and GABO:mi and the universities of Manchester and Pisa have embarked on a Europe-wide project to design a biomimetic bioartificial liver within the Re-Liver programme.
The Re-Liver project hopes to develop a standardised, reproducible bioartificial liver organoid (BLO) using healthy human liver as an architectural and ...
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Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
The UK National Health Service has published a final report on the Poly Implant Prothèse (Pip) breast implants. The report was conducted by the NHS Medical Director Bruce Keogh's expert group. It looked at the rupture rates and health effects of the Pip implants. The Pip implant scandal broke when ...
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Friday, March 30th, 2012
Because of their mechanical flexibility, organic transistors have tremendous potential to improve the functionality of pacemakers, hearing aids and related medical devices, but the sensitivity to heat and the power requirements of conventional transistors pose an obstacle. Japanese researchers say they have found a work-around.
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Monday, February 27th, 2012
An implantable sensor that provides surgeons with detailed, real-time information from a surgery site could lead to more accurate assessments of a patient’s recovery.
Developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute by Faculty Researcher Eric Ledet, the sensor is attached to commonly used orthopaedic musculoskeletal implants such as rods, plates or prostheses. Scalable, ...
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Japanese researchers have developed a material that can generate power after implantation by absorbing light from outside the body. The technology is being applied to the development of a battery-free cardiac pacemaker.
Currently, the lithium-ion batteries that power pacemakers need to be replaced every five to 10 years, requiring users to ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
Electrical implants that shut down excessive activity in brain cells hold great potential for treating epilepsy and chronic pain. Likewise, devices that enhance neurons' activity may help restore function to people with nerve damage. A new technology developed at MIT and Harvard Medical School may overcome the primary drawback to ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
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Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp. has gained trademark registration for its Nanograin Damage Resistant (NDR) material refinement process. The technique was developed to maintain fatigue strength in small-diameter wires used in critical implant applications. Engineering adequate strength into wire ...
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Korean researchers have developed a technique for producing cancellous and cortical bone implants. Previous studies have focussed on producing cancellous bone, which has a spongy, honeycombed structure. However, artificial bones for practical applications must also imitate cortical bone, the hard, strong tissue found on the outer layers of bone. By ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
The winners of the 2011 European Inventor Award were honored last week in a ceremony at the Academy of Sciences in Budapest. One recipient was Per-Ingvar Brånemark, who won the Lifetime Achievement award for his work in osseointegration, an implant technique based on titanium.
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