Implants & interventional materials

Implants & interventional materials

Implants & interventional materials are devices developed to enhance or replace a biological structure. Implants require surgery to be placed.

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Biotechnology; Biochemistry

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An intraocular lens (IOL) is an implanted lens in the eye, usually replacing the existing crystalline lens because it has been clouded over by a cataract, or as a form of refractive surgery to change ...

intracorneal ring

Biotechnology; Implants & interventional materials

Intracorneal Ring Implants (INTACS) are a vision correction option to treat low to moderate levels of myopia. INTACS are used to correct myopia in patients who have keratoconus and those who have ...

Gastric band

Medical devices; Implants & interventional materials

The gastric band is an inflatable silicone device that is surgically fitted around the upper part of the stomach to treat obesity. It is a laparoscopic procedure that is usually only recommended as a ...

Active implantable medical devices

Medical devices; Implants & interventional materials

A powered medical device which is inserted into the human body or a natural orifice through surgical or medical procedures, and will stay there following the completion of the procedure.

Brain pacemaker

Medical devices; Implants & interventional materials

Tiny implants that produce stimulation deep inside the brain to block the tremors of Parkinson's disease. Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, uses tiny electrical jolts from a pacemaker-like generator ...