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Implants & Prosthetics

Learn more about the materials and properties of today's advanced implants and prosthetics. Examples include cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators, and orthopedics.

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Briefs: Medical
Engineering Devices to Treat Epilepsy
Many technologies have been proposed for treating epileptic seizures, with the ultimate goal being implantation of stimulators or drug infusion devices in the brain to abort seizures before clinical onset....
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Applications: Medical
Next-Generation Heart Valve Stent Implants for Children
Using the latest advances in cardiac imaging and computer modeling, researchers at UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) in London, UK,...
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Briefs: Medical
Sensory Feedback System for Prosthetic Hand Using Interferential Current
A new type of sensory feedback system for a myoelectrically controlled biomimetic prosthetic hand was developed. One of the characteristic features of the human neuromuscular control system is the increase in the compliance around a joint with decreasing activity of a muscle....
Briefs: Medical
Wireless Brain Implant Using a Telemetric Electrode Array System
The ability to monitor the activities of ensembles of single neurons is critically important in understanding the principles of information processing in the brain that underlie...
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Rebuilt Body Parts: Technology Puts a New Face On Disease and Disability
Soldiers returning from the conflict in Iraq, accident victims, cancer patients, or those with muscle-wasting diseases often end up with grossly misshapen bodies for which...
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Applications: Wearables
Retina Implant Treats Disease-Related Blindness
Millions of people with diseases that starve eye tissue and nerves of oxygen may avoid blindness with a procedure developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National...
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John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
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FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.

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Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.

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