Medical Implant : Science World Report

Mar 08, 2013 07:19 PM EST

The Future is Here: Man Gets 75 Pct of Skull Replaced by 3-D Printed Implant

It's 2013, but you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was perhaps 2030 after a man made headlines this week after becoming the first person to have 75 percent of his skull replaced with made-to-fit pieces that were 3D printed.

Mar 07, 2013 10:24 PM EST

3D-Printed Polymer Skull Implant Used For First Time in US

3D printed implants advantage is the possibility to use an individually scanned model of a patient's skull to "print out" a matching 3D object layer by layer. The precise manufacturing technique can even make tiny surface or edge details on the replacement part that encourage the growth of cells and...

Mar 01, 2013 04:58 PM EST

Study Simulates How Medical Devices Are Rapidly Clogged by Bacteria

Princeton researchers used time-lapse imaging in a new study to examine how bacteria clog medical devices--which yielded a less pretty than usual time-lapse video. The microbes can be watched how they join to create slimy ribbons that tangle and trap other passing bacteria, cre...

Mar 01, 2013 12:16 PM EST

Magnetic Titanium Implant Stopped Heartburn in Clinical Trial

A new kind of implant that consists of a loop of magnetic, titanium beads reestablishes the functionality of the esophageal sphincter and thus relieves chronic heartburn symptoms that standard treatment cannot, a clinical trial shows.