surgery
Trials to begin on new degradable surgical implant
Posted in Medicine on 4th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers in Oxford have developed a degradable implant which they say has huge potential to improve surgical success rates.
First human implant of worlds smallest, minimally invasive cardiac pacemaker
Posted in Hardware on 31st Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
No leads, no incision, minimally invasive.
Robotic surgery is no better than the alternative, but it is more expensive
Posted in Hardware on 21st Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Robotic surgery might be a growing trend among hospitals, but it isn't any better than conventional approaches, according to new research.
Temperature-sensitive gel scaffold regenerates craniofacial bone
Posted in Medicine on 15th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Bioengineers have developed a hydrogel scaffold for regenerating facial bone tissue. The gel starts as a liquid, solidifies, and liquefies again for removal.
A Pen That 3D Prints Bone Right Onto Patients
Posted in Medicine on 13th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
The device could eventually let surgeons apply stem cells more directly.