Archive for the ‘Implants’ Category
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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Thursday, April 28th, 2011
A new chemical bonding process can add new functions to stainless steel and make it a more useful material for implanted biomedical devices. Developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Alberta and Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology, this new process was developed to address some of the problems ...
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
During about 30% of all heart attacks, the patient experiences no symptoms. However, unmistakable signs of the attack remain in the bloodstream for days. MIT researchers, working with Massachusetts General Hospital's Cardiovascular Research Center, have now designed a tiny implant that can detect those signs, which could help doctors more ...
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Monday, January 24th, 2011
The timing is not great, but the content is compelling enough that you might want to pour yourself a claret and fire up the computer when you get home Wednesday night. "Design Trends: Technological Advances in Implantable Devices" is a free virtual event cohosted by sister media outlets MPMN, MD+DI and OrthoTec ...
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Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
The Medical Cluster and the RMS Foundation are jointly organising the third edition of the "Meet the Expert" event on Material and Surface Technology for Implants taking place 11 to 12 April, 2011 at the Casino Kursaal Interlaken in Switzerland. Offering a platform for discussion and knowledge transfer in the ...
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
Downsizing is not always a bad thing. Consider active implantable devices, which are shrinking in tandem with the electronics that are inside. The device housing and packaging need to follow suit, obviously, to take full advantage of this miniaturisation, and Belgium-based research centre imec has developed a process flow for ...
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