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Treatments for osteoarthritis-related knee pain range from store-bought medication all the way up to total knee joint replacement. The recently trialled Misha Knee System is intended to help fill the gap between those extremes, by acting as an implante… Continue reading “Shock absorber for the knee” implant shows promise in clinical trial
Treatments for osteoarthritis-related knee pain range from store-bought medication all the way up to total knee joint replacement. The recently trialled Misha Knee System is intended to help fill the gap between those extremes, by acting as an implante… Continue reading “Shock absorber for the knee” implant shows promise in clinical trial
Nobody wants to suffer physical pain if they don’t have to, yet they also don’t want to risk developing an addiction to pain-killing opioids. That’s where a new drug-free implant comes in, as it reduces pain by cooling nerves.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Dissolvable implant kills pain by cooling nerves – no drugs required
There may soon be new hope for patients born with genetic defects that leave them with misshapen or missing ears. A new human clinical trial will test an implant known as AuriNovo, which uses a 3D-bioprinted ear grown from the patient’s own cells.Conti… Continue reading 3D-printed ear implants grown from patient cells head to clinical trials
Scientists experimenting with the makeup of metal alloys used for medical implants have made a significant breakthrough, resulting in a biomaterial with supreme flexibility and wear resistance. The team’s new superelastic alloy overcomes some key safet… Continue reading New superelastic metal alloy bends it like bone for safer implants
Last year, scientists at Northwestern University announced a transient pacemaker that dissolves when no longer needed. They’ve now improved the device, and incorporated it into a linked suite of wearable sensors.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Scien… Continue reading Dissolving pacemaker links up with wearables to better control the heart
Arkenlight and Axorus have teamed up to prototype the first artificial neuron powered by a diamond betavoltaic battery made from nuclear waste. The goal is to develop medical-grade implants with energy sources that will last decades without charging.Co… Continue reading Nuclear waste diamonds to power artificial neuron implants for decades
You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have …read more Continue reading Auditory Brainstem Implants: The Other Bionic Hearing Device
Stents can make a life-saving difference for people with vascular problems, as they open up narrowing blood vessels. An experimental new one goes a step further, by actually transmitting blood flow data to an external computer or mobile device.Continue… Continue reading Smart artery stent wirelessly transmits blood flow data
Powering medical implants can be tricky, but tapping into the body’s own fuel source could keep them going long-term. A new design for a tiny fuel cell converts glucose into electricity to power implants more efficiently than any other so far.Continue … Continue reading Tiny, efficient fuel cell runs on blood sugar to power medical implants