Sentences with phrase «prosthesis by»

Handle tasks of measuring and taking impressions of patients» jaws and teeth to determine the size and shape of dental prostheses by using dental articulators, recording devices, and other equipment

Not exact matches

Much of the work on high - tech prostheses is funded by the U.S. military.

Dong and his team tested their «memory prosthesis» by implanting the device in 20 patients who were already having brain implants placed to treat their epilepsy.

Just as a lost limb can be replaced, to some degree, by a prosthesis, so the loving care of family, nursing home, and church can become prosthetics for the loss of fluency of tongue and mind.

Nurtured by mother cow I have no idea how a clunky knee can stop your breath in pure pain, unstring you as with a nerve - chop, millions have jumped at prostheses: a week, and they hip - hop delightedly.

Estimates on the energy return from a racing prosthesis top out at 98 %, compared with 141 % to 241 % from a foot and ankle powered by muscle and tissue.

The length of Shirley's prosthesis is determined by that of his sound leg, but a bilateral amputee can lengthen his legs beyond their natural measurement.

Here's the relevant passage (but see the source for more on the research the committee looked at): «Breastfeeding outcomes may be affected by the use of feeding plates (which obturate some of the cleft and attempt to «normalize» the oral cavity for feeding) 46 or presurgical orthopedics (prosthesis to reposition the cleft segments prior to surgery).

Sliman Bensmaia at the University of Chicago, Illinois, has restored a sense of touch in macaques by routing signals from a prosthesis directly to the brain.

The prosthesis proposed by John Pezaris, an assistant in neuroscience at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston — at least as it's envisioned at this early stage — would be worn like a pair of eyeglasses, with digital cameras over a person's eyes that connect to an array of electrodes implanted in the brain.

Such a prosthesis could be useful to many people: The World Health Organization estimates there are 45 million people who are blind, and they expect this number to double by 2020.

Wheeler plans to have a prototype controller ready for testing on a neural - prosthesis user by May 2006.

Corneal damage is currently treated by implanting corneas from human donors — which are in short supply — or with an unsightly prosthesis resembling a pinhole camera.

Instructed by this discovery, Kennedy's vision of a neural prosthesis took hold.

Recent studies have shown that macaques can also regain a sense of touch by having electrical signals from a prosthesis routed directly to their brains.

When patients are fitted with a robotic prosthetic limb, they gain control over their prosthesis with the help of a communication pathway provided by a brain - computer interface, or BCI, implanted in the brain.

«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.

When Dr. Deland told him about the new implant, which was approved by the FDA in 2012, Mr. Sander opted for ankle replacement surgery with the new prosthesis.

Bargar hopes it will be able to prepare bones for different joints, such as knees, or different designs of prosthesis that would be too difficult to do by conventional surgery.

That may seem like an odd question as the agency's reputation is burnished today by breathless reportage of the applications of its technologies, with driverless cars, robot challenges, advanced prostheses and even neuroscience applications that seem tailor - made to meet civilian preoccupations.

Conventional hip prostheses are usually inserted into a hole made by driving specially shaped steel tools into the bone.

A knee ravaged by arthritis was replaced with a titanium prosthesis.

As well as setting off messages at preset times, the Xerox prostheses could also recognise people you meet by communicating with their own pager, triggering special reminders unique to that person.

The technique, known as external stenting (ES), expands and stabilizes the airway by suspending its wall to a rigid prosthesis placed around the bronchus or trachea.

Existing controllable prostheses work by converting electrical signals in a person's arm or leg into movement.

A Bluetooth wireless protocol developed by Apple last year lets the prostheses connect directly to Apple devices, streaming audio and data while using a fraction of the power consumption of conventional Bluetooth.

Powered by a rechargeable battery, the robotic ankle propels users forward using sensors and tendonlike springs, relieving the hip of having to draw the leg forward as most prostheses require.

In research reported this week in the «first release» section of the journal Science, Aseem Ansari, a professor of biochemistry and genomics at UW — Madison, and colleagues showed that their «molecular prosthesis» can help cellular machinery overcome the blockade posed by the repeats in Friedreich's ataxia.

Second Sight's retinal prosthesis is currently approved only for patients with inherited retinal disorders (IRD), formerly known as retinitis pigmentosa, a group of genetic diseases characterized by a loss of photoreceptors.

Alexandria Aguila - Velez of Kennesaw, Georgia, who adopted Zion from China, recalls attempts by a surgeon to fashion Spider - Man prostheses for the young child to use.

Back to Waller and the corner - cutting, expository intros of her TOP SECRET folder: There's Deadshot (Will Smith), «the most wanted hitman in the world»; Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), once the Joker's psychiatrist, now his psycho girlfriend; Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), a guy who, well, hurls boomerangs; El Diablo (Jay Hernandez), a human flamethrower; Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje, hidden under several inches of prosthesis), a super-strong reptile - man; and the Enchantress (Cara Delevingne), a former archeologist intermittently inhabited by the spirit of an ancient witch.

Here, bringing the character's pride, ambition, and sanctimony to the surface, he gives the movie its true monster — in contrast to the creature, who is mimed by the indispensable Doug Jones under maybe 20 pounds of makeup and prostheses that he wears as easily as his own flesh.

But even without those glorious hams somehow embedded in his cheeks, Oldman gave a remarkable performance — one that I fear has been unfairly discounted by the emphasis on his prostheses.

DiCaprio, by now well past the point where he needs to prove himself to critics, acts almost entirely with a pair of coal - black, rapacious, prosecutor's eyes; his gaze and his froggy, beltway rasp help to push past the limitations of the heavy makeup and the prostheses.

The size of the bones as determined by x-rays must be large enough to fit the available sized of prosthesis.

After numerous beak prosthesis's and superior care by Dr. Mossler and the BAH staff, Rudy's beak has grown to a level where it is now functional.

A missing arm, protruding prostheses, raw face, and heavy diamond earring support a darker narrative about the bloody effects of conflicts in Africa waged over scarce resources controlled by the West.

Solar's 2017 solo exhibition «Ground Control» at Barcelona's Galería Joan Prats featured works from her «Crushed by pressure» (2017) series: potter's - wheel - thrown ceramic forms that are held in tension with elastic cords, or clasped by metal poles as if aberrant prostheses were gripped by outsized chopsticks.

A certain kind of feeling exceeds these containers to transmit the promise of pleasure, all guaranteed by the touch of this talisman or the clutch of that prosthesis.

For the London Design Festival 2012 Gallery FUMI proudly presents Prostheses and Innesti by architect Marcio Kogan + Studio MK27, Manuela Verga and Paolo Boatti.

If you were harmed by a recalled prosthetic, contact the experienced Maine defective prosthesis recall lawyers at Peter Thompson & Associates today.

Medical Payments coverage can also pay for things that are not covered by your health plan, for example, dental treatment, prosthesis, x-rays, surgery, ambulance, nursing services, and funeral services.

You may not need medical payments coverage if you and your passengers are fully covered by health insurance, but this coverage can also pay for items which may not be covered by your health plan, such as dental treatment, professional nursing services, and prostheses.

The arm is a powered bionic prosthesis that's controlled by the wearer's muscles.

raised $ 17,700 to help breast cancer patients with the costs of wigs, prostheses, palliative care, child care and other expenses not covered by standard health care plans.