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New micro-packaging for muscle stimulating implant
Some day, when bionic men and women are real, it will be through the cautious but steady advance of body implants such as the new Active Book. This doesn’t sound like what it is, a tiny electronic complex about the size of the nail on the little finger that is implanted in the spinal column [...]
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New ear implant restores balance
Implant processor worn behind the ear…..Credit: University of Washington On the head it looks like a slightly outsized hearing aid, on the inside – implanted in the vestibular system of the ear – the device brings a victim back into balance from a vertigo attack caused by Menier’s Disease. The disease, which affects several million [...]
Posted in News: Body Implants Also tagged balance, cochlear device, Menier’s Disease, vertigo, vestibular implant 3 Comments
A heart monitor planted in an artery
The idea of implanting electronics in the human body has its disturbing side, but if anybody had any question what will drive the use of body implants – medical uses – then here’s a confirming story. As reported on ABC World News (May 31, 2010), a device called the EndoSure Wireless AAA Pressure Management System, [...]
Posted in News: Body Implants Also tagged biosensor, CardioMEMS, EndoSure, heart, medicine, pulmonary artery, RFID, sensor 1 Comment
First human tests for a ‘bionic eye’
Call it a wideview neurostimulator, call it a retinal prosthesis, or call it a ‘bionic eye’ – it’s ready for trials with human beings. Bionic Vision Australia, a spinoff company from the University of New South Wales (Australia) has announced that a prototype will be used on its first human subject. Bionic eye may a [...]
Posted in News: Body Implants Also tagged bionic eye, macular degeneration, retinal prosthesis, retinitis pigmentosa, RF, wideview neurostimulator, wireless Leave a comment
First Implant: anti-cancer vaccine device in mice
Although implanting drug administering devices in living animals is not new, a successful implementation for treating cancer is new. A team of scientists at Harvard University (USA) have developed a disk-like implant, which carries targeted cancer antigens.
Posted in News: Body Implant Also tagged antigen, bioengineering, cancer, drug delivery device, immunology 1 Comment
BioBolt: A semi-invasive skull implant