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RFID technology for treatment of chronic pain
in The RFID Weblog, on May 18, 2009
...eveloping a novel device to take care of your pains. This device which includes a tiny injectable implant is expected to replace large neural stimulators deployed for treatment of chronic pain. This...
Finally Papua province realizes that its condoms and not RFID which can prevent spread of AIDS
in The RFID Weblog, on December 29, 2008
...uthorities of Papua in Indonesia were seeking to pass a law which would require HIV patients to be implanted with microchips so that a watch on their sexual behavior could be kept and act as a deter...
Indonesia Considers Requiring RFID Implants for HIV/AIDS Patients
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 27, 2008
...ukmana , provincial legislator Dr. John Manangsang "has drafted a new bill that would legalize implanting microchips into HIV-infected people deemed to be purposefully infecting others with the l...
Esophageal Cancer Awareness
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 11, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Mark Strozier
According to the American Cancer Institute, more than 16,000 esophageal cancer cases are presented every year in the US. It is crucial that the causes and symptoms of this under diagnosed, fatal cancer are brought to patients' attention.
Below ...
The Do It yourself Guide to implanting RFID Chip in your hand
in The RFID Weblog, on October 17, 2008
In times where a lot of hue and cry is being raised over injecting humans with RFID tags here is a video of a guy who seems pretty cool about injecting RFID chip in his hand so that he can open his gun safe with just a wave of his palm in front of it giving him a quick and easy access to his gun wit...
SureFlap: The Purrfect Cat Flap
in The RFID Weblog, on April 10, 2008
...grants access only to your pet cat into the house and bars unwanted guests. All you need to do is implant RFID chip to your cat which is recognized by SureFlap preventing any form of unauthorized ac...
Golfer Stricken by Heart Attack
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 21, 2008
Courtesy: Nickent
While the top guns were teeing it up in practice rounds on Monday at the CA Championship at Doral, Erik Compton was lying in a Miami hospital after suffering a serious heart attack in the waiting room.
Compton is the quintessential Journeyman golfer. He has played in ...
California Senate Passes Bill Banning Forced RFID Tagging
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 31, 2007
... yesterday passed Bill 362 , which would make it illegal to force anyone to have an RFID device implanted, by a vote of 28 to 9 - Wisconsin and North Dakota have already passed similar bills. ...
RFID Chips to be Implanted in 200 Palm Beach Alzheimer's Patients
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 30, 2007
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Over the next two years, VeriChip will be implanting 200 Alzheimer's patients in Palm Beach County, Florida with its VeriMed RFID chips . According to the South Florida Business Journal ,...
Miniature, Nanotech Implants May Treat Epilepsy and Glaucoma
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 11, 2007
... New miniature devices for brain implant to predict and prevent epileptic seizures and a nanotech sensor for eye implant for the treatment of glaucoma have been developed by a research team at ...
Alternative Treatment For Hearing on Both Ears
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 7, 2007
...ternative for people whose deafness cannot be helped by traditional hearing aids or cochlear implants.
According to Dr. Sam Marzo who surgically implanted a bone-anchored cochlear stimulator t...
Crosslinked Polyethylene Makes Stronger, More Versatile Joint Replacement
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 29, 2007
...osslinked polyethylene (developed at MGH) significantly reduced a serious complication of early hip implants and can be applied in replacements for a wider variety of joints in a more diverse group of...
AMA Says Medical RFID 'May Present Physical Risks to the Patient'
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 3, 2007
...e American Medical Association ( AMA ) has issued a report giving "mixed reviews on the use of implanted radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology to keep track of medical patients.&...
"Pancreatic Islet Cell Autotransplantation" Gives Hope to Surgery-Induced Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 28, 2007
... pancreas is removed. The islets, which are injected into the patient, make their way to the liver, implant there, and begin producing insulin.
So far the procedure has been tested on three patients...
Chip implants offer access to nightclub in Barcelona
in The RFID Weblog, on May 7, 2007
...tting chip under your skin makes you very unique
Even though US FDA has given the green signal to implantation of RFID chips in humans but still people fear it. This could be because people would no...
OK for a man to have implants?
in Daily Power Walk, on April 19, 2007
...ntly think; this man must be working out.
You could be wrong actually. It could as well be a chest implant, breast enlargement.
Because nowadays you cannot even trust a man to be totally himself with...
Ludic Player: RFID-Chips unter der Haut
in RFID Weblog, on April 9, 2007
...pervasive play is given by the use of mobile and ubiquitous computing devices. RFID tags, both as implant on real players and on real world objects integrate the so called "Internet of Things&quo...
Spike TV To Launch Late-Night Comedy Series
in The Digital TV Weblog, on April 5, 2007
...;At the end of a hard day, why think about real life issues when you can find out how to blow up an implant?" said Sharon Levy, senior vice president-alternative programming at Spike.
Besides S...
Shoulder-mounted Camera
in The Gadgets Weblog, on March 27, 2007
...the shoulder-mounted camera that the man is wearing in that picture looks like a Borg bionic implant.
That's right, it looks like somebody at the University of Bristol finally invented a ...
CardioMEMS, Inc. Conducted First Patient Implant of Wireless Pressure Sensor for Hypertension Monitoring
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 27, 2007
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CardioMEMS, Inc. 's wireless pressure sensor has been successfully implanted surgically into the wrist of three severely hypertensive patients at Hospital DIPRECA in Santiago, Chile by ca...
18 Diabetics Get RFID Implants in VeriChip Trial
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 14, 2007
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Silicon.com's Jo Best reports today that VeriChip has implanted its VeriMed RFID chips in 18 diabetics at the Atlanta Diabetes Expo .
"The diabetics will now be added to the dat...
CollaRx® BUPIVACAINE IMPLANT for the Management of Post-operative Pain
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2007
...g moderate/major abdominal, gynecological, thoracic or orthopedic surgeries, CollaRx® BUPIVACAINE IMPLANT is a biodegradable and fully resorbable Bupivacaine-Collagen Sponge formulated using Innocol...
Birth Control Using Implanon
in Well Woman Blog, on March 1, 2007
...39;s called Implanon. The Implanon web site describes it this way:
IMPLANON™ is a small, thin, implantable hormonal contraceptive that is effective for up to three years.
According to a report on...
LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System Has Fewer Complications than Gastric Bypass
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 27, 2007
...he treatment of morbid obesity .
LAP-BAND® System is the only FDA-approved adjustable implant device for individualized weight loss under the LAGB procedure.
Clinical data of a 5-year st...
Wireless Monitoring for Abdominal Aneurysms
in The Wireless Weblog, on February 3, 2007
...?" says 74-year-old Tom Normand, who was one of the first people in Arizona to have the device implanted.
"It's great. I mean, it's always very exciting to be able to offer patient...
Introducing the RFID Tattoo
in The Wireless Weblog, on January 16, 2007
...nder the skin to be read from over a meter away."
Unlike expensive RFID chips that are often implanted in pets or stapled to farm animals' ears, Ray says the new system "uses an array ...
Additional USFDA Indication and U. S. Patent for Veritas® Collagen Matrix, Granted to Synovis
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 14, 2007
...NO) has received USFDA clearance for an additional indication for Veritas® Collagen Matrix , an implantable, biomedical material that provides a scaffold into which the body's own tissue can gr...
Wisdom Teeth-Derived Stem Cells Regenerate Teeth
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 24, 2006
...ear future and say that this method may be a good alternative for those who cannot undergo dental implant therapy. The study, Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Functional Tooth Regeneration in Sw...
Would You Know if an RFID Tag Had Been Implanted in You?
in The RFID Weblog, on December 1, 2006
... Is it possible to implant an RFID tag in someone without them knowing about it?
Mark Roberti, the Editor of the RFID Journal, says "nope." Or, more precisely, he says it "would be d...
Orthopedic Implants and Metal Allergies
in Allergies, on November 20, 2006
...ssories, which, we can do without. But metal allergies become more serious for people needing knee implants or hip replacements , too.
In one study reported at the American College of Allergy, Asth...
Use of Silicon Breast Implants, USFDA Approved after 14-Year Ban
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 19, 2006
... On November 17, the USFDA has approved the use of silicone gel breast implants manufactured by the two Californian companies: Mentor ( Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants ) and Allergan ...
Boston Keratoprosthesis Artificial Cornea Implants Offer Better Treatment of Blindness in Children
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 14, 2006
...ind due to opaque or damaged cornea may now benefit from a new version of artificial corneal implant, described during the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Las ...
Digital Angel and VeriChip Awarded Patent on Diabetes Implant
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 26, 2006
... has been awarded a patent for their embedded biosensor, a diabetes monitoring system that uses an implanted RFID chip. The chip will be marketed and distributed by Digital Angel's sister company...
Biomedical Device Uses Nanotechnology to Monitor Bone Healing
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 24, 2006
...ess microsensor to monitor the bone healing process after surgery. The device, which is permanently implanted on a joint, uses nanotechnology to measure " osseointegration ", or the degree t...
All Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valve Implantees: Please Read, Important Notice
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 14, 2006
... may result in death or serious injury.
Worldwide, approximately 86,000 of these heart valves were implanted in patients. Under a class action settlement agreement in the Bowling, et al. v. Pfizer In...
RSB Spine's InterPlate™ Vertebral Body Replacement Implant System, Granted Conditional USFDA 510(k) Approval
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 1, 2006
... A private medical device company focused on developing innovative spinal implants, RSB Spine, LLC has been recently granted conditional approval by the USFDA for the company's 510(k) applicat...
NMT Medical, Inc.'s CardioSEAL® PFO HDE Voluntarily Withdrawn, USFDA Approval for New STARFlex® PFO IDE Study Received
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 25, 2006
...n advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat cardiac sources of migraine hea...
Fifth Artificial Heart Implant Conducted by Aurora St. Luke's Cardiac Team
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 24, 2006
... The fifth artificial heart implant in the United States and the first in Wisconsin have been conducted earlier this month by a cardiac surgery team led by Alfred Tector, M. D. at Aurora St. Luke&#...
VeriChip Seeks to Implant RFID Tags in U.S. Troops
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 23, 2006
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The Inquirer's Nick Farrell reports that VeriChip is lobbying the U.S. government to implant its RFID chips under the skin of the right arm of 1.4 million U.S. soldiers, to replace dog ta...
Innovasis' 'PEEK Box' System as Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR), Submitted to the USFDA for Clearance
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 7, 2006
... Innovasis , the Utah-based spinal implant company has submitted its "PEEK Box" System to the USFDA for 510(k) clearance.
Manufactured from PolyEtherEtherKetone (PEEK) with Tantalum ...
TyRx Pharma, Inc.'s PIVIT™ AB, a Novel Antimicrobial-Coated Surgical Mesh: Granted USFDA 510(k) Clearance
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 27, 2006
...designed to help provide protection from microbial colonization of the device during surgical implantation.
PIVIT™ is TyRx's 1st bioresorbable polymer coated surgical mesh product whose unique ...
FDA Approves Contraceptive Implant, Implanon
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 23, 2006
... An implantable contraceptive that has been sold in more than 30 countries has finally been approved in the US . Implanon (etonogestrel implant) 68mg is a 1.5-inch-long rod designed to be implante...
Dental Implants Coated with Bone Formation-Inducing Protein, Potential Tooth Loss Treatment
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 21, 2006
...ool of Dentistry, in laboratory tests applied bone formation-inducing proteins into titanium dental implants and found complete regeneration of lost tissue.
Gum disease devastatingly results to loss ...
VeriChip to Implant RFID Tags in Blue Cross Members' Arms
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 20, 2006
...Med Patient Identification System in conjunction with Hackensack University Medical Center , implanting RFID chips in in the arms of chronically ill patients.
"Under this trial, particip...
Scientists one Step Closer to Creating Cyborgs
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 13, 2006
...hese bionic eyes , just like William Gibson said they would. The gadget in question is a retinal implant that simulates a digital camera, capturing light and turning it into electrical impulses tha...
Ascension Orthopedics' PyroCarbon Foot Implant (Ascension® PyroSphere®), Approved by USFDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 26, 2006
... suffering from the debilitating effects of arthritis in the foot, the Ascension® PyroSphere® implant is designed for the fourth and fifth tarsometatarsal joints of the foot. Developed by As...
Is It Feasible To Implant Migrant Workers?
in The RFID Weblog, on June 1, 2006
... of VeriChip Corporation proposed in a national television that their RFID tracking tags could be implanted on immigrants and guest workers. This statement was made in response to Bush administratio...
Nexa Orthopedics, Granted FDA Clearance to Market Pyrolytic Carbon Implant
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 25, 2006
...s recently received 510(k) clearance from the USFDA to market its pyrolytic carbon Carpometacarpal Implant (CMI).
"Pyrolytic carbon has been the gold standard in heart valves for more than 35...
Gender Solutions High-Flex Knee: First Knee Implant Specifically For Women
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 11, 2006
... The Gender Solutions High-Flex Knee , the first kneee implant designed for women, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration. The knee implant, developed by orthopedic surgeo...
Subcutaneous Implant Against Skin Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 20, 2006
...How would you like to have an implant that will protect you from skin cancer and give you a sun-tan as a side effect?
Biotech Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals (formerly known as Epitan) is developing a ski...
Heartware's HVAD Initial Human Implant Marks Clinical Trial
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 28, 2006
...of HeartWare 's HVAD mechanical circulatory assist device on March 22, 2006.
This successful implant is the beginning of HeartWare's CE mark clinical study. The implant was conducted at the...
RFID Implantees Subculture
in The Techwear Weblog, on March 9, 2006
... Funny things happen in this world. For example people who implant a RFID chip for different reason. Anita gives us an overview of these subcultures.
One example I knew before are people ...
RFID Implantees an Interesting Subculture
in The RFID Weblog, on March 1, 2006
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I've noticed an interesting subculture. It's people with implanted RFID chips . It's a very small, but growing group.
You have the Mexican attorneys general who do it for secu...
new cochlear implant for improved hearing
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 9, 2006
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Researchers at The University of Michigan have developed a ribbon-like cochlear implant that could greatly improve hearing for profoundly deaf patients, and simplify insertion to help surgeons...
VeriChip Announces IPO
in The RFID Weblog, on January 2, 2006
VeriChip, the maker of RFID chips for pets and humans , and RFID-enabled medical bracelets, announced it is planning an IPO (initial public stock offering). Interestingly, for all the hype about RFID and market potential, the company is not profitable and has lost $7.7. million over it...
Injecting RFID Tags Into People
in The RFID Weblog, on December 29, 2005
...thing to Shield RFID Tags ."
Well, Mikey's at it again. This time he had a surgeon friend implant an RFID tag in his hand.
Now before you go "Eeeeewww" just keep in mind that imp...
Pet RFID Tagging Will Go Mainstream
in The RFID Weblog, on December 19, 2005
...hips as part of a service, including an online locator system to find a local veterarian who will implant the chip.
According to the Schering-Plough website, there are over 3 million pets in t...
Furanone-Based Antibacterial Coatings For Biomedical Devices
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2005
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Hip and knee implants and other biomedical devices such as catheters are often prone to post-surgical infection. In certain cases where antibiotic treatment won't be effective, it may mean r...
New Stem Cell Extraction Proceedure Avoids Ethical Quagmire
in Philoneist, on October 17, 2005
...erials from five mouse embryos while they were only at an
eight-cell stage, these same embryos when implanted in a uterus were
ultimately born as perfectly healthy mice. Previously, scientists had
onl...
Tommy Thompson Inadvertantly Sparks Another Round of RFID Debates
in The RFID Weblog, on August 8, 2005
...cretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson comes out and promotes Americans getting chips implanted under their skin in order to alert healthcare workers about medical conditions , and what ...
An implantable device for seizures
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 26, 2005
... Scientists at RPI are developing an implantable device for seizures:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers are developing a tiny, highly efficient heat spreader to be used in a new device t...
New approaches to hypertension in the pipeline
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 23, 2005
...opping $1 billion by 2008 and reaching $3.6 billion by 2012, LeadDiscovery reports. The other is an implantable device:
Meantime, even a gadget to keep blood pressure at bay is being tested. In Mar...
power inside
in The Techwear Weblog, on July 8, 2005
...ng.
Via Technology Trends there is a report about the worlds smallest battery that is also implantable. It could be used in a forthcoming version of the Army's Power Vest.
I mean I would...
RFID Being Considered for In Vitro Fertilization
in The RFID Weblog, on April 3, 2005
... brought close to one another, for instance, or if a doctor attempts to collect the wrong embryo to implant into a mother-to-be."
Scientists are conducting tests on mouse embryos to be certain ...
sending emails with a thought
in TJ's Weblog, on November 11, 2004
...s thoughts. The device can tap into a hundred neurons at a time, and is the most sophisticated such implant tested in humans so far.
Many paralysed people control computers with their eyes or tongue....
FDA Approves Human Chip Implants
in The RFID Weblog, on October 19, 2004
...VeriChip has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for implant in humans for medical purposes. The chip will help track medical conditions, prescriptions, treatment history, health ins...
Jawbone bone-conducting headset
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 15, 2004
... Jawbone bone-conducting headset .
Yeah, I'll wait for the implant in the jawbone, thanks. Cyber me up man, I'm sick of this wearable shit. Give me surgically implanted mastoid bone in...
RFID Chips in Dogs
in The RFID Weblog, on June 11, 2004
...Japan is planning to implant RFID chips in foreign dogs as a way to prevent rabies.
JapanToday has the article and does not make it clear exactly how rabies will be prevented. My assumption is tha...
being cyborg
in TJ's Weblog, on April 14, 2004
...triguing:
"On the 14th of March 2002 a one hundred electrode array was surgically implanted into the median nerve fibres of the left arm of Professor Kevin Warwick. The operation was...
Debunking An Urban Legend About RFID
in The RFID Weblog, on April 1, 2004
...h RFID chips in people's heads and hands .
If the legend weren't so laughable, the idea of implanting a chip to replace carrying around money or credit cards might actually be intriguing. But...
