An implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing...

A contraceptive implant is an implantable medical device used for the purpose of birth control. The implant may depend on the timed release of hormones...

up implant, implantable, or implantation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Implant can refer to: Implant (medicine), or specifically: Brain implant Breast...

A penile implant is an implanted device intended for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, ischemic priapism, deformity and any traumatic...

A dental implant (also known as an endosseous implant or fixture) is a prosthesis that interfaces with the bone of the jaw or skull to support a dental...

A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound...

implants, or dermal piercings, are a form of body modification used both in a medical and aesthetic context that, in contrast to subdermal implants,...

subdermal implant is a body modification placed under the skin, allowing the body to heal over the implant and creating a raised design. Such implants fall...

breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast. In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be...

A human microchip implant is any electronic device implanted subcutaneously (subdermally) usually via an injection. Examples include an identifying integrated...

holds the implant in place is soft tissue and bone growing through and into the implant. The above artificial materials are used in medicine because they...

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Levonorgestrel implants are approved in more than 60 countries and used by more than...

Brain implants, often referred to as neural implants, are technological devices that connect directly to a biological subject's brain – usually placed...

In surgery, a sling is an implant that is intended to provide additional support to a particular tissue. It usually consists of a synthetic mesh material...

An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, able...

evisceration, or orbital exenteration. The prosthesis fits over an orbital implant and under the eyelids. Though often referred to as a glass eye, the ocular...

in which an embryo adheres to the wall of the uterus Implant (medicine), insertion of implants Endometrial transplantation, as part of the theory of...

surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. Hip replacement surgery can be performed as...

augmentation and buttock repair include the surgical emplacement of a gluteal implant (buttock prosthesis); liposculpture (fat transfer and liposuction); and...

for implantable electrically powered artificial hearts. Three groups received funding: Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio; the College of Medicine of...

between an implant and bone, without intervening soft tissue". An osseointegrated implant is a type of implant defined as "an endosteal implant containing...

In medicine, a subcutaneous implant is an implant that is delivered under the skin into the subcutaneous tissue by surgery or injection and is used to...

An intraocular lens (IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as...

sensory deficits, such as hearing (cochlear implants and auditory brainstem implants) and vision (retinal implants). Technical improvements include a trend...

"Cochlear Implants". NIDCD. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-27. Kansaku, Kenji (2021-03-08). "Neuroprosthetics in systems neuroscience and medicine". Scientific...

In ufology, alien implants is a term used to describe physical objects allegedly placed in someone's body after they have been abducted by aliens. Claimed...

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body parts with the integration of a mechanical artifice, bionic implants in medicine allow model organs or body parts to mimic the original function more...

A grommet is a ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material, typically a sheet of textile fabric, sheet metal or composite of carbon fiber...

Implant failure refers to the failure of any medical implant to meet the claims of its manufacturer or the health care provider involved in its installation...