Implantable devices on humans - Know any?

[cw42]

I have to write a paper on some kind of implantable device. These include things such as contact lenses, and pacemakers. Do you know of any interesting devices I can write about that can be inserted into the human body? They can either be something already existing, or in development.

 

[everman]

Brain to computer interfaces for the disabled are pretty interesting, it has been done too.

 

[3chordcharlie]

BOOBIES!!!!

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

Prosthetic arms which reply to neuron firings to accurately move the appendage.


Neat stuff.

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
BOOBIES!!!!

Yes, breast implants count too, but i don't feel like writing a paper about that

i'm trying to look up more info on that brain computer interface thing, plz post links if u have any.

 

[Gurck]

You mean implantable?

plz post links if u have any

u speld "ne" rawng olololo

 

[Dubb]

artificial pancreas for diabetics.... will be a gold mine for whoever builds the first one reliable enough for FDA approval.

 

[Landroval]

Kevin Warwick and his weird implantable microchips might be fun

 

[everman]

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?...05/03/31/170240&tid=191&tid=126&tid=14
And other biotech stuff here: http://science.slashdot.org/search.pl?tid=191

 

[stnicralisk]

Baclophin (sp) pump so that my brother doesnt have spasms he is a quad.

 

[Yossarian]

I've read about a video camera that has inputs to the brains of blind people.

 

[PottedMeat]

cochlear implants?

 

[Gunslinger08]

Cochlear implants.
Artificial heart.
Artificial eyes (in the works).

 

[jadinolf]

I have a hip replacement. Does that count?

 

[Yzzim]

I heard on the news that they have a chip that can be placed under the skin of a child and can be tracked in case of an abduction.

 

[Aves]

Brain Implant Offers Hope for Severely Depressed

Called deep brain stimulation, the experimental surgery involves the implanting of electrodes deep inside the brain to produce a constant, weak electrical stimulation to a target area in the brain -- called area 25 -- that plays a critical role in depression. By aiming a mild but constant electrical pulse directly into area 25, researchers think they can "recalibrate" the area back to normal functioning.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
cochlear implants?

My sister-in-law has one of these. She went deaf at age 14 and can hear semi-decently with it.