News tagged with neurostimulator
Shine a light instead of changing the battery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pacemakers and other implanted medical devices require electric current to operate. Changing the battery requires an additional operation, which is an added stress on the patient. A Japanese team led by Eijiro ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Investigational neurostimulation device aims to reduce stroke damage
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Research finds gallium nitride is non-toxic, biocompatible - holds promise for implants
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Purdue University have shown that the semiconductor material gallium nitride (GaN) is non-toxic and is compatible with human cells – opening the door ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Tiny turbine in human artery harvests energy from blood flow
(PhysOrg.com) -- A small turbine located inside a millimeters-wide human artery could harvest enough energy from blood flow to power implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers and drug-delivery pumps. The ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Major advance for bionic eye
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of New South Wales researchers have unveiled the microchip which is expected to power Australiaэs first bionic eye.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Methodist neurosurgeon first in world to implant next generation device for deep brain stimulation therapy
A 65-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease became the first patient in the United States to receive a new device for deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2011 |
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New epilepsy drugs give options, complicate decisions
A dozen new epilepsy drugs are giving doctors and patients more options, but making treatment decisions more complex, a Loyola epilepsy specialist reports in the journal Neurologic Clinics.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Consensus reached on use of Parkinson's treatment
Since the late 1990s, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has proven to be a lifeline for some patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, a cruel neurological disorder that can cause lack of control over movement, poor balance ...
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Oct 13, 2010 |
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'Great strides' in treatment of stroke, headache, epilepsy
The latest advances in treating neurologic disorders such as stroke, headache, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and sleep disorders are detailed in a special issue of the journal Neurologic Clinics.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Australia reveals prototype 'bionic' eye
Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) today unveils their wide-view neurostimulator concept - a bionic eye that will be implanted into Australia's first recipient of the technology.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Girl's progress after pioneering brain surgery gives hope to other parents
Lexi Haas is awakening into a world of new possibilities. Miracle by tiny miracle, she is making her body do what she wants -- instead of her body always controlling her. She looked up at her mother a few weeks ago, pursed ...
Nov 26, 2009 |
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GTRI is developing protocols for testing effects of RFID systems on medical devices
Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are widely used for applications that include inventory management, package tracking, toll collection, passport identification and airport luggage security. More ...
Oct 06, 2009 |
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