Sentences with phrase «prosthesis system»

There's also the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, or, as Bhavsar and others in ophthalmology like to call it, the bionic eye.

Whereas some of the other types of visual prostheses propose stimulating different areas of the brain from the one Pezaris is targeting, another promising project known as the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System is expanding its U.S. clinical trial into Europe.

The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System is the world's first FDA - approved «bionic» eye, a piece of technology that is helping the blind to see.

Not exact matches

So the development of a system that integrates the movement of the prosthesis with the movement of the user is «substantially more important with a robotic leg,» according to the authors.

During the conventional prosthetic tuning process, a prosthetist adjusts the powered prosthesis's system so that it exerts the power necessary to recreate those normal joint motions while walking.

The device consists of two parts, an implant and a prosthesis, the first part requires surgery in which a titanium piece is placed into the bone and a control system that connect electrodes to the muscles and nerves is installed.

«We can confidently say that this type of prosthesis is a viable choice and the new infection classification system, developed by the Osseointegrated Group of Australia, provides an effective tool for the use in patient selection as well as infection management.»

Still, there remains one stark difference between his invention and the real human limb: Herr's prosthesis does not connect to the central nervous system, so the wearer can not move it just by thinking.

Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike image of patient anatomy for cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating tissue scaffolds on which cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via neural signals.

A new way to link artificial arms and hands to the nervous system could allow the brain to control prostheses as smoothly as if they were natural limbs

This design may provide unique opportunities for emerging classes of prostheses and peripheral nervous system interface technologies.

«Interface systems, or, more in general, neuronal prostheses, that enable an effective re-establishment of these connections are under active investigation» explain Laura Ballerini (SISSA) and Maurizio Prato (UniTS - CIC BiomaGUNE), coordinating the research project.

Biomedical engineers study, design, develop and evaluate biological and medical systems and products such as artificial organs, prostheses, medical instruments and information systems.

February 7, 2017 UChicago receives $ 2.4 million NIH grant to build visual prosthesis The University of Chicago Medicine has been awarded a $ 2.4 million, five - year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a system of wireless brain implants that might restore partial vision to people who have lost their sight.