medical implants
Surgically placed hardware
Medical implants are devices surgically placed inside the body to replace, support, or enhance biological structures.
Pacemakers regulate heartbeat, hip replacements restore mobility, cochlear implants enable hearing.
Some are permanent; others are removed after healing.
The term covers everything from artificial joints and stents to breast implants and contraceptive devices: She had her medical implants checked annually.
- pacemakersImplanted cardiac rhythm devices
- heart valveOne-way cardiac flap
- siliconeFlexible synthetic polymer
- cochlear implantsAuditory prostheses for deafness
- titaniumElement twenty-two
surgical steel · nitinol · biocompatibility · polyethylene · stainless steel · hydrogels · corrosion resistance · medical device · biosensors · dental implants · FDA approval · dental crowns · breast implants · hip replacements · knee replacement · joint replacement · rejection · metal allergy
- surgical suppliesscalpels, scalpel, forceps, clamps, retractors
- 3D printsprints, models, prototypes, makes, remixes
- auxetics
- polymerspolymer, elastomers, monomer, polyurethane foam, silicone rubber
medical implantshearing aids
Personal sound amplifiers
splints · casts · eyeglasses · CPAP machines · crutches
medical implantsconservative treatment
Non-surgical medical management
physical therapy · medication · lifestyle modification · watchful waiting · drug therapy
medical implantsbiological tissue
Cellular material in organisms