POSTS TAGGED AS implantable device

Spinal Neuroprosthesis Restores Walking in PD Patient

Spinal neuroprosthesis restores walking in PD patient
“Targeted epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the lumbosacral spinal cord modulates the activity of [MORE]

Artificial Organs

Bioartificial Kidney, which was successfully implanted in a preclinical model
“Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) are currently [MORE]

Experimental Implant to Reverse T1D

Vascularized islet cell implant for T1D therapy avoids systemic immunosuppression
“Pancreatic islet transplantation efficacy for type 1 diabetes (T1D) management is [MORE]

An Implantable Ventilator

MIT  engineers design an implantable soft robotic ventilator
“Here we [engineers at MIT] show, in a porcine model of varied respiratory [MORE]

Implantable Pump for Brain Tumors

Implantable pump drip-feeds chemotherapy directly into brain tumors
“Researchers at Columbia University and New York Presbyterian have developed an implantable pump [MORE]

Implantable Sensor for Monitoring Brain Injury

Scientists test promising biosensor to detect changes due to traumatic brain injury
“In the event of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), [MORE]

Sensor for Cardiac Disturbance

Pop-up electronic sensors detect malfunctioning cells
“UC San Diego engineers developed a powerful new tool that directly measures the movement and [MORE]

UC San Francisco’s Implantable Artificial Kidney

Bioartificial prototype aces lab tests, could replace dialysis
“For UCSF’s Kidney Project, the team developed a bioartificial kidney that could be [MORE]

Implantable Drug and Biomarker Sensor

Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics
“Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a novel type of [MORE]

Bluetooth-Enabled Cardiac Defibrillator Implanted in First Patient

Abbott’s Gallant cardiac implants
Last July the FDA approved Abbott’s “Gallant” implantable defibrillator which has Bluetooth connectivity for distance monitoring.  St. [MORE]

Tattoo Changes Color to Indicate Disease State

Color changing tattoo to indicate disease
“Dynamic tattoos have been in development for years, with early prototypes being able to successfully [MORE]

An “Electronic Blood Vessel”

Electronic blood vessel
Chinese bioengineers have developed an implantable device that mimics a blood vessel.  “By using poly(L-lactide-co-ϵ-caprolactone), which encapsulates liquid [MORE]

A Brief History of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Abdominal implanted ICD system
Some 800,000 Americans have implanted cardioverter defibrillators that keep their hearts from racing too fast, and about [MORE]

A Better Brain-Machine Interface

Schematic of the CMOS chip integrated with the microwire bundle
In this piece British, American and Swiss bioengineers “. . . [MORE]