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Prostheses and implants have become smart. And modern surgery is also developing rapidly. Whether minimally invasive procedures, ever smaller and smarter implants or the latest developments in the field of prosthetics – stay up to date with us!

Image: Specialists in the operating theater insert a hearing implant; Copyright: University Medicine Halle

Interview

21.11.2024

Extra-flat hearing implant expands application possibilities

Image: A person in a white coat explains the human heart with the help of an anatomical model. The model shows the inner structure of the heart in detail.

Interview

02.08.2024

From permanent to resorbable: self-dissolving stents as heart implants
Image: Elderly man with glasses and light green top holds his hand to his aching neck

Use case

19.04.2024

Neurostimulation: Inceptiv™ fighting chronic neuropathic pain
Inage: Ferda Canbaz and her team, one woman and four men, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering; Copyright: University of Basel

Interview

08.02.2024

Surgery: more accuracy and safety through smart laser technology
Image: Cardiac catheterization laboratory with a doctor standing in front of the examination table in the middle of the picture; Copyright: HDZ NRW

Interview

19.12.2023

Piccolo: Heart umbrellas with a big impact
Image: Human organs made of paper lie on a table with the word

Interview

28.11.2023

Organ banks and the potential of deep-freezing
Image: Hands of a surgeon on the control console of a surgical robot; Copyright: Gerain0812

Interview

22.08.2023

Sensor-controlled precision: the future of surgical tumor removal
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26.05.2023

Exoskeletons for everyday use: Non-invasive method for controlling prostheses
Image: OR monitor that shows heart rate and other vital parameters, behind it an OR team; Copyright: bilanol

16.05.2023

OptoCarDi: searching for new diagnostic options to assess the heart muscle
Image: Nose surgery performed on a woman; Copyright: GabiStock

27.02.2023

ENT surgery
Image: A medical professional places their hands on a table and holds a stethoscope. One of their hands is a myoelectric prosthesis; Copyright: LightFieldStudios

04.10.2022

Smart surgery, endoscopy, robotics
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08.06.2022

Fibers for fibers – Textile implants repair the body
Image: OR where a patient undergoes eye surgery; Copyright: Universitätsklinikum Bonn (UKB)/J.F. Saba

01.03.2022

Retina chip: Implant helps with age-related macular degeneration
Image: A person in a white t-shirt is holding an anatomical model of the kidney in front of their abdomen; Copyright: PantherMedia/benschonewille

03.01.2022

Technology against organ shortage
Image: Face and eye of a young woman in a close-up shot; Copyright: PantherMedia/Meseritsch Herby

01.12.2021

Implants for the senses
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16.11.2021

Precision work in the operating room – Minimally invasive surgery at MEDICA 2021
Image: Operating table by JW Holdings Corporation; Copyright: beta-web/Molinari

15.11.2021

OR equipment at MEDICA 2021: from operating tables to virtual reality
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15.09.2021

Machine Vision – The new navigation for spine surgery
Image: Two surgeons are standing at the control console of an OR device; Copyright: Christian Morawe/Universitätsmedizin Magdeburg

08.09.2021

Histotripsy: fighting tumors with microbubbles
Image: a person holding two models of kidneys in front of the body; Copyright: PantherMedia / benschonewille

13.07.2021

Removing kidney stones thoroughly and without residue
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07.06.2021

Smart implant – Healing fractures autonomously with smart materials
Image: artificial ventilation at a hospital room; Copyright: PantherMedia / ParStud

25.05.2021

Making biohybrid lungs implantable
Image: Artist’s rendering of small robots with grapplers and searchlights that swim between red blood cells; Copyright: PantherMedia/Andreus

01.02.2021

Autonomous medical technology
Image: A surgeon is inserting a catheter into a blood vessel of a patient; Copyright: PantherMedia/chanawit

15.12.2020

Atrial fibrillation: better outcomes with diamonds
Image: Microimplant; Copyright: Fraunhofer IZM

23.11.2020

Microimplants: electricity instead of pills
Image: Athlete with knee pain; Copyright: panthermedia.net/Wavebreakmedia Itd

01.01.2020

Endoprostheses
Image: Female surgeon in scrubs is standing in an MRI control room and looks at screens; Copyright: Medtronic

11.06.2019

VISUALASE: epilepsy surgery with the laser catheter
Image: Leg implants; Copyright: panthermedia.net/ monstArrr

08.03.2019

Orthopedic implant: More comfortable thanks to full weight-bearing capacity
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27.02.2019

Endoprostheses - Ultrasound to detect loosening?