Implants & interventional materials

Implants & interventional materials

Implants & interventional materials are devices developed to enhance or replace a biological structure. Implants require surgery to be placed.

Industry: Medical devices

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Implants & interventional materials

Complication, in medicine, is an unfavorable evolution of a disease, a health condition or a medical treatment. The disease can become worse in its severity or show a higher number of signs, symptoms ...

intracorneal ring

Biotechnology; Implants & interventional materials

Intracorneal Ring Implants (INTACS) are a vision correction option to treat low to moderate levels of myopia. INTACS are used to correct myopia in patients who have keratoconus and those who have ...

intraocular lens

Biotechnology; Implants & interventional materials

An intraocular lens (IOL) is an implanted lens in the eye, usually replacing the existing crystalline lens because it has been clouded over by a cataract, or as a form of refractive surgery to change ...

active implantable medical devices

Medical devices; Implants & interventional materials

A powered medical device which is inserted into the human body or a natural orifice through surgical or medical procedures, and will stay there following the completion of the procedure.

indwelling catheter

Medical devices; Implants & interventional materials

A catheter (tube that can be inserted into a body cavity or duct) left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently.

medical foam technology

Medical devices; Implants & interventional materials

Medical foam technology, developed by Arsenal Medical Inc., is designed to limit internal bleeding of soldiers on the battlefield before they can be treated at a hospital. The foam is a composite of ...