The tiny device uses a tightly focused beam of light to capture and manipulate cells.

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Exactech, a global medical technology leader, announced today the successful completion of the first ankle replacement surgeries using its new Vantage® Ankle 3D and 3D+ tibial implants.

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announced that it launched its Total Ankle patient-matched, 3D-printed guides for planning and performing replacement procedures.

Associate Professor Ken Takahashi, Professor Keiji Naruse, and Dr. Yun Liu, affiliated with the Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Okayama University, Japan, published a study in Scientific Reports on 8 August 2024.

MIT engineers’ implantable ImPULS device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases.

A research team at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has developed a new implant that conveys electrical signals and may have the potential to encourage nerve cell (neuron) repair after spinal cord injury.

In the age of technology everywhere, we are all too familiar with the inconvenience of a dead battery. But for those relying on a wearable health care device to monitor glucose, reduce tremors, or even track heart function, taking time to recharge can pose a big risk.

Researchers have developed a “blood vessel-on-a-chip” for heart disease with the potential to change the future of drug testing and development. The technology could also reduce our reliance on animal testing.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are proposing a new device that uses blood to generate electricity and measure its conductivity, opening doors to medical care in any location.