About Implant
An implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure. Medical implants are man-made devices, in contrast to a transplant, which is a transplanted biomedical tissue.
Parkinson's implant restores man's ability to walk
...By Michelle RobertsDigital health editorA man with advanced Parkinson s disease has been helped to walk again with a special Implant that stimulates nerves in his spine...
Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial
... A robot will help Implant a BCI that will let them control a computer cursor, or type, using thoughts alone...
‘Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent'
...By Elaine JungBBC World ServiceThousands of women in Greenland, including some as young as 12, had a contraceptive device Implanted in their womb - often without consent - as part of a Danish campaign to control Greenland s growing Inuit population in the 60s and 70s...
Elon Musk's Neuralink firm facing animal testing investigation - report
... The investigation into Neuralink Corp - which is developing a brain Implant - was opened in the US following complaints from staff, Reuters reports...
The microchip implants that let you pay with your hand
... And when it comes to Implantable payment chips, British-Polish firm, Walletmor, says that last year it became the first company to offer them for sale...
Bionic eyes: Obsolete tech leaves patients in the dark
...Hundreds of people who had retinal Implants to improve their sight face an uncertain future as the technology they rely on is now obsolete...
Google finds 'indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years'
... The attack was said to be carried out using websites which would discreetly Implant malicious software to gather contacts, images and other data...
