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Everolimus-eluting stent shows
greater therapeutic benefit over gold standard
A trial of the
newer generation everolimus-eluting stent has provided preliminary
evidence that it gives greater therapeutic benefit than the previous
gold standard, the early generation sirolimus-eluting stent. 1 Sept
2010
 Synthetic
cornea regenerates damaged eye
Artificial corneas made from
laboratory grown collagen have regenerated and repaired damaged eye
tissue and improved vision in patients with corneal blindness. 26
August 2010
 Why
nanocorrosion causes coated implants to fail
Researchers at
the Swiss organisation Empa
have found that the coatings on implants fail due to corrosion in the
reaction layer under the coating and have developed methods to make
the layer corrosion-resistant. 17 August 2010
Ingen launches in vitro
diagnostic kit for joint replacement infections
Ingen
Biosciences has launched in Europe the first in vitro diagnostic kit
to detect infections in prosthetic replacements. The diagnostic kit,
BJI InoPlex, is built around Ingen Biosciences’ proprietary antigen
technology. 30 June 2010
 Otto Bock Healthcare launches
mind-controlled robotic arm
Otto Bock has announced that
following a four-year research project its mind-controlled arm is
now ready to leave the laboratory and be put to everyday use. 8 June
2010
Giltech and B1 Medical
collaborate to develop biodegradable suture anchor
Scottish
companies Giltech and B1 Medical have signed an agreement to jointly
develop a pioneering suture anchor that biodegrades in a controlled
fashion. 8 June 2010
Touch Bionics upgrades i-LIMB
Pulse bionic hand
The i-LIMB Pulse upgrade includes pulsing
grip strength, software-enabled grip patterns and robust aluminium
features for improved strength. 8 June 2010
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Orthos licenses bone
regeneration technology from Catalonia University
Bristol-based Orthos Limited, which specialises in developing
technologies to help re-grow human bones, has signed an exclusive
patent license agreement with the University of Catalonia in Spain.
8 June 2010
ActiGait implanted muscle stimulator improves walking for
stroke patients
Otto Bock Healthcare has launched the
ActiGait implant that aids stroke patients suffering from drop foot
by electronically stimulating leg-muscles to compensate for the lack
of control of the ankle joint. 1 June 2010
Report:
Global orthopedic devices pipeline landscape: analysis of key upcoming
products and technologies
Key data, information and
analysis on the key orthopedic pipeline devices expected to hit the
market in the next seven years. The report provides information on
the market potential, market scope and expected market penetration
of these products. It also identifies and reviews the existing
competing technologies and the likely impact of the launch on the
competitive landscape. May 2010
Synthetic cornea solves problem of
transplant rejection
An artificial cornea made from specially
adapted lens polymer is bringing sight to many patients who can't
tolerate donor corneas. 24 May 2010
Nano Retina receives grant
to develop bionic retina
Nano Retina has received a grant of
US$750,000 from the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and
Development (BIRD) Foundation to further develop a bionic retina. The
Bio-Retina is tiny wireless implant designed to return full sight to
those blinded by retinal degenerative conditions. 4 May 2010
Award for Otto Bock's electronically controlled knee joint
The newly launched orthosis is the first electronically controlled
knee-joint system that provides a far greater level of mobility,
reliability and safety than a conventional orthosis. 9 Mar 2010
 World's
first bionic finger restores grip for partial-hand patients
Scottish company Touch Bionics, which developed the well-known i-Limb
bionic hand, has now launched the world's first powered bionic finger
for patients with missing fingers. 9 Dec 2009
SynCardia’s companion driver system
for artificial heart receives CE Mark
SynCardia Systems, Companion Driver System has received CE Mark approval
to power the Total Artificial Heart in Europe. 20 Oct 2009
Cochlear and NXP Semiconductors
collaborate to produce IC devices for advanced hearing implants
The agreement includes the definition, development and supply of
ultra low power speech processor and wireless communication ICs to be
used in Cochlear’s next generation products. 20 Oct 2009
DSM Biomedical develops polymer
platform for artificial hips and knees
DSM Biomedical has improved the properties of ultra high molecular weight
polyethylene (UHMWPE) which has long been used in artificial joints, giving
stronger implants with better long-term stability. 9 Oct 2009
 Blind
patient regains sight with 'eyetooth' implanted in eye
A woman blind for nine years has regained her sight through a surgical
procedure called modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis which implanted part
of a tooth in her eye, as a base to hold a prosthetic lens. 9 Oct 2009
Acrobot and Finsbury Orthopaedics sign
co-marketing agreement
Acrobot, a developer of computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery products has
announced a co-marketing arrangement with orthopaedic implants company,
Finsbury. 5 October 2009
AorTech licenses heart valve to
SynCardia for use in artificial heart
This agreement licenses the use of AorTech’s Elast-Eon polymer heart valve
(PHV) in the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart, as well as the company’s
future family of pulsatile products. 23 Sept 2009
 Touch
Bionics wins silver medal in Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation
Awards
Scottish company Touch Bionics, developer of the world’s first
multi-articulating bionic hand, has won silver in the 2009 Wall Street
Journal Technology Innovation Awards and also won top honours in the
Medical-Devices category for its i-LIMB Hand. 23 Sept 2009
 Cochlear launches
breakthrough hearing implant
Cochlear is launching a new hearing system that gives profoundly deaf
people a more advanced hearing performance, with what it claims is the
world’s thinnest cochlear implant. 28 August 2009
Touch Bionics opens UK Centre of
Excellence for amputees
The Centre of Excellence in Livingstone, Scotland, offers full clinical
services to upper limb amputees. The services are tailored to each
individual’s needs and governed by the company’s Touch Life Total Care
Program, which takes the whole range of prosthetic solutions into account.
20 August 2009
 Prosthetic
arm with built-in MP3 player
Advanced Arm Dynamics has launched the Reverb Arm, an 'activity-specific'
prosthetic arm that has a built-in MP3 player and amplified sound. 9 April
2009
Touch Bionics introduces next
generation i-LIMB prosthetic skin
Touch Bionics has developed a synthetic covering for its multi-articulating
bionic hand that is a closer reflection of human skin function. 4 February
2009
Amputees taught to experience prosthetic
hand as their own
Scientists at the Karolinska Institutet and Lund University in Sweden have
succeeded in inducing people with an amputated arm to experience a
prosthetic rubber hand as belonging to their own body. 7 January 2009
Time magazine recognizes Touch Bionics' i-Limb
hand as a 2008 top invention
The i-Limb Hand developed by Scottish company Touch Bionics has been
recognized by Time Magazine as one of the Top 50 inventions of 2008. 5
November 2008 Touch Bionics acquires Livingskin
Scottish company Touch Bionics, developer of the i-Limb bionic hand, has
acquired Livingskin, the company that produces the lifelike prosthetic skin
that is already used to cover the hand. 18 May 2008
 Honda
demonstrates walking assist device
Honda Motor Co demonstrated an experimental model of a walking assist device
that could support walking for the elderly and other people with weakened
leg muscles at a trade fair for equipment for the elderly and disabled in
Osaka, Japan. 29 April 2008
Touch Bionics expands in US to meet demand
for prosthetic hand
Scottish company Touch Bionics, developer of the world’s first commercially
available bionic hand, has set up a US subsidiary, Touch Bionics, Inc. to
help meet the growing demand for its revolutionary prosthetic hand. This
followed the opening of a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in
Scotland in January. 27 February 2008
Intelligent software to help build
perfect robotic hand
Scientists in Portsmouth and Shanghai are developing intelligent
software to analyse the detailed movement of the human hand and help
replicate the movement in a robotic hand. 9 January
 Steam-powered
rocket motor drives prosthetic arm
A team at Vanderbilt University has developed a prosthetic arm
powered by a miniaturised shuttle rocket motor that produces 10
times the power of current commercially-available arms. 7 September
 Bionic
hand breaks touch-control barrier with five powered fingers
Touch Bionics has launched a prosthetic hand with five individually powered
fingers. Called the i-LIMB Hand, it has already been successfully fitted to
a significant number of patients in the United States and Europe. 17 July
2007 Artificial retina lets patient see
patterns by wireless stimulation of retina
Intelligent Medical Implants AG (IMI) claims that the breakthrough in its
limited clinical study is the first time that completely wireless
transmission of data and energy into an implant in the eye of long-time
blind persons has resulted in pattern recognition. 20 April 2006
Wireless sensors for monitoring healing of
fractures and performance of artificial joints in vivo
A system of wireless sensors implanted in biological tissue is being
developed by IntelliJoint for dynamic measurements of displacements in vivo,
in real time. The system is designed for clinical use such as monitoring
healing of fractures and fusion, and evaluating the performance of
artificial implants of hip, knee and shoulder joints. 4 April 2006
 Nano-size
battery for artificial retina
A $6.5 million grant has been awarded to the University of Illinois to
establish the National Center for Design of Biomimetic Nanoconductors. One
of the first projects will be the development of a bio-battery for an
artificial retina. 31 January 2006
Successful implantation of 50-electrode
retinal implant
Intelligent Medical Implants AG (IMI) of Switzerland has successfully
implanted a 50-electrode retinal implant system in two patients. Clinical
testing of the device with the two patients will be carried out at the
University of Hamburg Medical School,Germany. 13 January 2006
Southampton scientists move closer to
bionic hand
Scientists at Southampton University have developed a new ultra-light
artificial hand that can mimic the movement of a real hand better than any
currently available. 22 September 2005
Advanced artificial retina to undergo
clinical trials
Intelligent Medical Implants (IMI) has completed the development of and is
to begin clinical trials of its 50-electrode Learning Retinal Implant
system, which it claims is the most sophisticated artificial vision device
implanted in humans. 3 October 2005
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