Hip Implants

Video: Dr. Richard E. Grant of University Hospitals Case Medical Center explains how hip replacement surgery can boost quality of life. Many people with arthritis in the hips slowly adapt their lives to live with the pain and eventually give up ...  

After months of pain, you have come to the decision to have your hip replaced. You have chosen a reputable physician and facility, and have also arranged to lay low for a few weeks following the surgery. These decisions, however, represent only a small portion of what having a hip replacement entails.  

Hamburg, Dec 20 (DPA) German doctors have implanted a special microchip in the retina of a blind Finnish man, enabling him to see, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday on its website. The 1,500-pixel sensor chip can mimic the electrical signals sent by a healthy eye through the nervous system to the brain. The patient, 45, [...]  

Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle. Intel believes its customers would be willing to have a chip implanted in their brains so they could operate computers without the need for a keyboard or mouse using thoughts alone. The implant could also be used to operate devices such as cell phones, TVs and...  

To understand some of the possible causes of hip bone pain it's important to understand how the hip bone is constructed. The thigh bone (femur) leads the to the pelvis and at the very end the bone is shaped like a ball. The pelvis has a recessed area (socket) that accommodates the ball on the femur. Hence, the term ball and socket joint. This ball and socket arrangement allows the joint a great deal of flexibility and is protected against...  

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, bone disorders that are more prevalent in Japan than in Western countries will limit surgeon adoption of implant technologies over the next five years. MRG's Japanese Markets for Large-Joint Reconstructive Implants 2010 report finds however, growth of hip and unicondylar knee resurfacing implant...  

A flexible silicon retinal implant could restore some vision to people with conditions such as age-related macular degeneration by adjusting to the curved surface of the retina. A glasses-mounted camera would capture video, convert it to near-infrared signals and project it directly onto the implant's chip, which would inject patterns corresponding to the projected images into neural tissue. (Source: http://www.newscientist.com/article...  

Patients may contact the Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant Patient Information Web site and call 1-866-374-0338 to see if they qualify to file a claim for Zimmer settlement compensation and medical monitoring.  

Hip replacement puts Filipina back on her feetDaily News & AnalysisThe cemented hip replacement and the implant was loose, and that was causing the trouble," said Malhan, adding that he had to first ensure that the cemented ...and more »  

Contract Manufacturing In Syringes, Catheters, Hip And Knee Implants, Air ...OfficialWire (press release)by Press Office Contract Manufacturers seeking to partner with global marketers can find the best opportunities making the medical devices that drive the ...  

Stryker upgraded on 2010 implants, equipment salesThe Associated PressHe thinks the company will surpass Wall Street expectations in 2010 because hospitals are budgeting for more knee and hip replacement procedures and capital ...and more »  

J&J spent nearly $1.7M lobbying government in 3QThe Associated PressJohnson & Johnson, a top maker of medical devices such as knee and hip implants, lobbied against overturning a 2008 Supreme Court ruling to again allow ...and more »  

Mass High TechNew England inventors reap implant patentsMass High TechI have several friends and relatives who have received hip implants and a significant other who works for a company that designs and sells implants. ...